Major nursing home association urges COVID emergency extension, revised guidance
By
John Hall
Aug 10, 2022
The nation’s largest nursing home group has requested the federal government extend the current public health emergency declaration as providers continue their fight against emerging COVID variants.
Skilled nursing provider hit with $55K settlement over patient record access
By
John Hall
Aug 18, 2022
A Pittsfield, MA-based has paid $55,000 to settle an alleged HIPAA violation related to a patient’s ability to access his or her records.
Nursing home sued over $270,000 COVID testing bill
By
John Hall
Aug 24, 2022
A national testing lab has filed a complaint against a New York nursing home over an unpaid COVID-testing bill of nearly a quarter of a million dollars.
Provider group urges LTC caucus to address finance, workforce
By
John Hall
Aug 18, 2022
Just two months after forming a special caucus in the House of Representatives, those legislators have received their first set of priorities from the nation’s second-largest association for providers...
DEL-ivering the goods
By
John Hall
Sep 05, 2018
The long-term care profession’s latest ‘Big Data’ initiative is making a noticeable splash in the early going, but wary stakeholders wonder: Will it be sustainable?