The Health Law Firm Blog

JULY 11, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On June 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it has sued three nursing homes in Ohio and Pennsylvania, citing their “grossly substandard skilled nursing services.” By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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SQA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary 2022 – June. Brazil’s ANVISA Repeals Medical Device Regulations Related to The Coronavirus Pandemic, 20 May 2022. ANVISA Extends Brazilian Good Manufacturing Practice Requirements to More Medical Device Manufacturers, 27 May 2022 . By Laurel Hacche & Debra Cortner SQA Associates.

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Provider Trust

OCTOBER 12, 2021

License verification, especially nursing license verification, is essential to ensuring that only the most qualified practitioners are seeing your patients. And according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing , nursing is the largest healthcare profession in the U.S. are employed in nursing.

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Hall Render

JUNE 30, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has given surveyors new rules and updates to allow surveyors to add extra attention and increase oversight in nursing homes regarding the quality of care and quality of life for residents. Areas with Significant Updates. Phase 3 Elements. Compliance and ethics.

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SQA

MAY 17, 2022

SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary 2022 – Spring. Brazil’s ANVISA Issues Registration Rules for Software, 01 April 2022. ANVISA has published new regulations focused on software as a medical device (SaMD), set to take effect on 01 July 2022. Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA).

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MARCH 11, 2022

A Boston registered nurse (RN) has pled guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product and one count of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and deception. The RN was working in a nursing home when she tampered with morphine that was prescribed to a resident under her care.

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Hall Render

JUNE 10, 2022

Report: Mesa nursing home fined $500 after negligence leads to resident’s death. Police ID suspect in attack on doctor, nurses at Southern California hospital. California nurses plan for potential 2nd strike of 2022. Hands-on care requirement cuts at Florida nursing homes means more residents will die, union says.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 18, 2022

Amidst a nationwide nursing and skilled nursing facility staffing crisis, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that additional information regarding nursing home staff numbers will be added to the January 2022 CMS Care Compare website. Weekend Staff.

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Healthcare Law Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In 2021, COVID-19 immunization rates among nursing home staff quickly rose due to federal vaccine mandates for healthcare workers and long-term care facilities participating in the Federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program. v] Fact Sheet: COVID-19 Test to Treat (March 29, 2022) (hhs.gov). [vi] vi] [link].

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Healthcare Law Blog

JULY 5, 2022

On June 29, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it issued significant changes to surveyor guidance for Long Term Care (LTC) facility health, quality and safety standards. [1] 1] Fact Sheet: Updated Guidance for Nursing Home Resident Health and Safety | CMS. [2]

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Hall Render

MAY 20, 2022

HHS Announces $15M in Funding For Behavioral Healthcare In Nursing Homes. State Actions to Address Nursing Home Staffing During COVID-19. How does Arizona solve its nursing shortage? Group home at center of Gilbert murder investigation fights to keep license to operate. CALIFORNIA. Christus St.

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Provider Trust

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its latest 2023 Spring Semiannual Report to Congress, providing a comprehensive overview of its activities from October 2022 to March 2023. Residents First: Nursing homes should ensure they are promoting high-quality care for their residents.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This agreement builds on the successful results of the Value-Based Agreements Bridges and Highmark entered in January 2022 for Highmark’s Medicare Advantage members and the January 2020 Agreement for the Highmark Wholecare membership. News and World Report’s High Performing Hospitals and Best Regional Hospitals, among others.

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Health Law Advisor

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Effective November 16, 2022, non-governmental health care entities must offer eligible employees continued employment for at least four months following a change in control without any reduction in their wages and benefits – including paid time off, health care, retirement, and education benefits in accordance with Senate Bill No.

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Health Law Advisor

APRIL 8, 2022

On April 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance terminating numerous blanket waivers applicable to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), inpatient hospices, intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IIDs), and end stage renal disease (ESRD) facilities.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 6, 2022

Note: This article has been revised to include information on the Group 2 states as of January 18, 2022. The timeframes are based on the issuance date of each of the QSO Memos, which was December 28, 2021 for the Group 1 QSO Memo and January 14, 2022 for the Group 2 QSO Memo. Surveys Start.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has armed surveyors with detailed instructions on how to survey skilled nursing facilities for compliance with the CMS staff vaccine requirements. Six unvaccinated staff, if available.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

License wait times reach crisis levels for healthcare workers. Aspen University investigation: Students vent frustration amid nursing board probe into private college. ‘I feel extorted:’ Former FMC nurses told to pay $5K after being fired for refusing vaccine. Nursing home staffing changes backed.

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Hall Render

APRIL 29, 2022

About 20K nursing home staff now have vaccine medical exemptions. Healthcare deals decline 34% in Q1 2022: 8 things to know from KPMG. More than 400 nursing home closures projected for 2022: report. Strikes averted at four Connecticut nursing homes but not in Windsor. CMS Proposes $1.6B

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Med-Net Compliance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) arrested a 37-year-old woman for allegedly practicing medicine as a registered nurse without a license at seven nursing and assisted living facilities in Anderson, Greenville, and Pickens counties. Update as necessary.

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Hall Render

MARCH 11, 2022

Providers happy nursing homes are among White House’s top priorities but disheartened at approach. OSHA conducting new wave of COVID-19 inspections among previously dinged hospitals, nursing facilities. OSHA conducting new wave of COVID-19 inspections among previously dinged hospitals, nursing facilities. CALIFORNIA.

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Hall Render

MARCH 18, 2022

Former CMS Chief Seema Verma Blasts Nursing Home Reform Proposals. How the PE Nursing Home Crackdown Could Affect the Home Health Industry. New Bill Aims to Extend Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver. Nursing home lobbyists request sit-down with Biden about reforms. CONNECTICUT.

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Hall Render

APRIL 22, 2022

21 top management risks in healthcare for 2022. $1B GAO investigating private equity ownership of nursing homes. This nursing home chain reported the highest COVID death rate. Report: Black Women’s Health in AR in “Critical State” Arkansas Children’s Names Jefferson, Rumpel as 2022 Marion B.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Hospitals likely to end 2022 in the red despite August boost, report says. How tight nursing home capacity is bottlenecking hospital operations. Judge rules that HHS must immediately halt unlawful reimbursement cuts to certain 340B hospitals for rest of 2022. Could virtual nursing help combat the shortage of nurses?

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Hall Render

JULY 22, 2022

Healthcare Merger and Acquisition Activity Generates $19B in Q2 2022. Director says multiple Arizona nursing homes had around 300 complaints. ESI Closes on 280-Bed SNF Sale; Blueprint Secures Deal for Connecticut Nursing Home. The Journey from Nursing to COO of John Dempsey Hospital. HHS orders additional 2.5

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Iowa nurse fired for incorrectly administering monkeypox shots. Lawsuit seeks to unmask nursing home owners who ‘defrauded’ creditors. Nurses at Maine Medical Center reach tentative deal for first union contract. Maine Medical Center nurses reach first ‘tentative’ contract agreement.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 26, 2022

AHA files reply brief as district court considers 340B payment remedy for the remainder of 2022. CMS bulletin presses states on Medicaid nursing home spending. CMS informational bulletin urges steps for improving health outcomes in nursing homes. Tie nursing home Medicaid payments to care quality, CMS tells states.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Owner of Chicago nursing home fined after 3 seniors died due to heat wave. Sioux Center Man Accused Of Assaulting Nurse, Law Officer At Orange City Hospital. Labor shortages close Kansas nursing homes.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

judgment against nursing home chain over woman’s death Arkansas BCBS names VP of group market U of Arkansas to offer dual DNP-MBA program Unity Health welcomes Jacksonville community to new hospital Baptist Health Opens Behavioral Services Clinic in North Little Rock Arkansas Children’s Hospital gets $2.5

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Hall Render

MARCH 31, 2023

in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? What happens if it disappears? buys industrial property in Rancho Cordova for $5.12

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Care Taps Health Net Exec as New CEO COLORADO Aurora’s Fitzsimons plans development opportunities on 60 acres Boulder drug discovery co. 3 in the U.S. for maternity care Healthcare Shifts Driving Demand For Outpatient Facilities In Denver Insider Breach, Email Attacks Net $1.7M

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 1, 2023

1 Mass General Brigham to build AI products with Australian health tech company Mass General Brigham hospital workers to receive average 21% raises Mass General Brigham to integrate triage AI across system Mass General Brigham sued over infection control lapse Nurse practitioner pleads guilty to $7.8M Corewell Health reports 1.4%

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

government grant for maternal health care Alabama slides to 50th on nursing home and long-term care report card Ascension sells Alabama hospital Ascension St. medical school to revamp philanthropic efforts Sage Health opening 3 central Md.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

government grant for maternal health care Alabama slides to 50th on nursing home and long-term care report card Ascension sells Alabama hospital Ascension St. medical school to revamp philanthropic efforts Sage Health opening 3 central Md.

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Hall Render

JUNE 2, 2023

NATIONAL 9 health systems working with Amazon, Microsoft, Apple 293 hospitals at immediate risk of closure AHA chair-elect participates in CEO roundtable on rural health care crisis AHA report demonstrates benefits of 340B program AHA Urges OCR to Suspend or Amend Online Tracking Guidance AMA and others launch collective call for health equity in Rise (..)

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Hall Render

JULY 28, 2023

million for rural hospital expansion Hospices in Arizona & other states receive scrutiny over concerns of fraud, waste & abuse Phoenix Children’s Building New 44,000-Square Foot Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Firefighters oppose Banner’s planned $400M hospital There’s a growing nurse shortage in Arizona.

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Hall Render

JUNE 7, 2024

Children’s Hospital Colorado seeks congressional help on funding cuts UCHealth appoints new board members for Longs Peak, Broomfield hospitals CONNECTICUT Gov. Martin redirecting ambulances due to flooding MAINE MaineHealth CFO announces retirement Sen. million bird flu shots to U.S. million bird flu shots to U.S.

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