ACOs: Loss of quality bonus could disrupt value-based care model, physician recruitment
Sep 13, 2022
Accountable care organizations must urge Congress to extend a dependable bonus payment to physicians that is ready to expire, advocates say.
Telemedicine, in-person visits show high diagnostic concordance
Sep 12, 2022
In nearly 87% of cases, provisional diagnosis established over video telemedicine visits were concordant with the in-person reference standard diagnoses, a new study finds.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 13
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 13, 2022
Advocates launch new nursing home quality coalition … Majority of nurses dissatisfied with pay, poll finds … Reports of Alzheimer’s research fraud investigated by Senate Aging Committee … Telehealth...
U.S. Supreme Court may consider nursing home’s COVID-19 immunity appeal
By
Joe Bush
Sep 12, 2022
If SCOTUS grants the petition from Glenhaven Healthcare, it could decide whether all such cases covered by PREP will be decided at the federal or state level. States can rule on federal law, but in a case...
CDC: LTC residents account for many omicron hospitalizations among the vaccinated
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 12, 2022
Long-term care facility residents continue to face greater risks from COVID-19 than the general public, even when they’ve been vaccinated, new data show.
Prospective nursing students say they’re academically unprepared to pursue career
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 12, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred an interest in nursing careers, but many prospective nurses feel academically unprepared to pursue education toward that goal, a new survey finds.
Clinical briefs for Monday, Sept. 12
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 12, 2022
Feds pursue new COVID tests accessible to older adults, others with disabilities … CDC: 13% of diarrheal illnesses treated with antibiotics in ambulatory care … ‘Bugs + Drugs’ tool aids antibiotic...
The 2022 McKnight’s Mood of the Market survey: Leaders at their ‘breaking points’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 11, 2022
Nearly 60% of long-term care nurse leaders have seriously considered quitting their jobs in the last three months, a nearly 10-point jump versus 2021, according to the fourth annual McKnight’s Mood of...
Poor periodontal health linked to cognitive decline, dementia
Sep 08, 2022
Poor periodontal health and tooth loss are associated with increased risks for cognitive decline and dementia, according to a new review.
Most nursing homes lack tech capacity to communicate with clinical partners
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 09, 2022
Fully 68% of facilities surveyed nationwide were unable to communicate electronically with external partners, including clinics, labs or pharmacies, researchers from the Columbia University School of Nursing...