President Obama delivered his third State of the Union address Tuesday night. I’ll let the professional scorekeepers decide whether his hour-long presentation was up to code. My take is that the...
Biden administration asks court to revive workplace vaccine mandate
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 24, 2021
The Biden administration has asked the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate a federal workplace COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate after the enforcement was suspended.
State News
Aug 01, 2013
Ohio — State nursing home investigations have spiked, raising questions about how the attorney general’s office is utilizing surveillance cameras.
Accused provider: Attorney general will ‘weaponize’ facility monitor in $83 million case
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Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 12, 2023
Lawyers for an embattled group of nursing homes accused the New York attorney general of trying to “weaponize” a court-appointed monitor charged with assessing the quality of care.
DOJ: Louisiana too reliant on nursing facilities to care for people with mental illness
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Dec 22, 2016
Louisiana residents with mental health disabilities are often forced to live in nursing facilities without a “meaningful choice” as to where they receive state-managed services, a new federal...
Florida warehousing disabled children in nursing homes, federal lawsuit alleges
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 23, 2013
The federal government has sued the state of Florida, alleging that hundreds of disabled children are unnecessarily living in nursing homes in the state, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday....
ITUpdate for August 2014
Aug 01, 2014
» David R. Hunt, M.D., FACS, the medical director of Health IT Adoption and Patient Safety in the Office of the National Coordinator, urged uniform standards for health IT at the LTPAC HIT Summit in Baltimore....
Where did 2012 go? It’s really quite simple to see
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2012
By the time December rolls around, it’s safe to say many thoughts are toward finishing the year on a high note. Or for pragmatists and forward-thinkers, setting up strongly for the flip of the calendar...
Provider, help thyself
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 27, 2012
An expert who presented at last week’s McKnight’s Online Expo nailed it: Wound care cases land in court largely because too many providers are relying on verbal agreements or instructions between...
Governors ask for limited waivers on vaccine mandate
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 02, 2022
A pair of Republican governors have asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for temporary relief from the healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccine mandate for rural providers and state-run facilities.