Amid staffing squeeze, PRN staff offer a new solution
By
David Coppins
Sep 06, 2022
Since COVID hit, almost every nursing home in the country has asked in-house staff to work overtime and extra shifts, leading to increased burnout and churn. More than 70% of nursing homes have relied...
Final pay rule and rates: A primer for rehab professionals
By
Renee Kinder
Sep 01, 2022
The October 2019 industry shift to the Patient Driven Payment Model allowed all rehabilitation professionals the opportunity to document specific clinical characteristics about the patients we serve and...
FDA authorizes omicron-targeting vaccines as preferred COVID booster shots
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 01, 2022
The FDA has authorized new, bivalent versions of Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines to be used as booster shots. At the same time, the original monovalent versions are no longer authorized as...
Use of deauthorized COVID antibody treatments widespread in early 2022: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 01, 2022
Some U.S. clinicians continued to rely on two monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID after they were deauthorized by the FDA, researchers report.
Study: One quarter of residents in licensed RCCs fell in past 90 days
Sep 01, 2022
A new analysis of national data has found that residents living in residential care communities are at high risk for falls and related injuries.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Sept. 1
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 01, 2022
Feds’ supplies of COVID vaccines, antivirals to run out in 2023, commercial market transition planned … U.S. life expectancy fell again in 2021, down nearly a year … New women-focused cardiac rehab...
C. difficile prevalence fell during pandemic, but treatment costs higher, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 31, 2022
Unprecedented pandemic infection control measures may have helped reduce Clostridioides difficile infections in the United States, researchers report.
States need to step up with nurse aide waiver clearer, providers say
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 31, 2022
The formal extension of a waiver program that relaxes certification requirements for some nurse aides was widely embraced by providers a day after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced...
Remote home hospital care visits match in-home physician care on certain measures: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 31, 2022
Home hospital care recipients who receive remote physician visits have similar safety risks and self-reported patient experiences as their peers who receive in-person physician visits, according to a new...
Blood pressure meds work when taken at any time of day, five-year study reveals
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 31, 2022
One of the largest cardiovascular studies ever conducted has shown that blood pressure medications are effective no matter the time of day they are administered, investigators say.