LTC, other providers embrace new vaccine mandate that covers all healthcare workers
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 10, 2021
President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday expanded its federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate to all healthcare settings — instead of singling out nursing homes — and industry advocates immediately...
Staff vax mandates gain acceptance, while census forecasts stump leaders: McKnight’s survey
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 10, 2021
The dramatic spread of the COVID-19 delta variant has helped splinter the opinions of long-term care administrative and nursing leaders about when census might return to pre-pandemic levels.
Feds failed to capture 40% of early COVID deaths among SNF residents: study
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 10, 2021
Nearly half of COVID-19 resident deaths and cases that happened before the federal reporting requirement started were not included in provider data submitted to the federal government, according to a new...
BREAKING: Feds expand COVID vaccine mandate to all healthcare workers
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 09, 2021
Staff in all Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities will soon be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Thursday afternoon.
BREAKING: 16,000 COVID deaths missed in nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 09, 2021
More than 16,000 COVID-19 deaths and 68,000 cases among nursing home residents nationwide were omitted from federal data after officials made it optional for providers to submit some information during...
U.S. lawmakers ramp up scrutiny of FDA following agency’s approval of controversial Alzheimer’s drug
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 07, 2021
The FDA is being asked to help explain how Aduhelm (aducanumab) met accelerated approval criteria when so many experts — including internal advisers — have flagged insufficient safety and efficacy...
NAMS updates guidance for managing osteoporosis in older women
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 07, 2021
Lifelong treatment is required to keep osteoporosis under control in post-menopausal women, and hormone therapy is often the best choice to prevent further bone loss, according to the North American Menopause...
Nursing home leaders unraveling after months of pandemic dangers, workloads, McKnight’s survey shows
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 07, 2021
Findings of the 2021 McKnight’s Mood of the Market survey shed unsettling light on fragile workplaces and severely tested workforces.
MedPAC presents alternatives for measuring performance in unified post-acute incentive program
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 07, 2021
A congressional advisory panel tasked with developing a unified post-acute value incentive program is struggling with how to set fair benchmarks across healthcare settings, given differences in patient...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 7
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 07, 2021
Study of 6.2 million patients finds no serious health effects for Pfizer, Moderna COVID shots … Eli Lilly’s COVID antibody combo approved again for use in all 50 states … Risk of ‘long COVID’...