Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Germany has introduced compulsory COVID-19 vaccination limited to all employees in hospitals, nursing homes, facilities for the disabled, emergency services, medical surgeries and maternity facilities which must be applied by mid March.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 3, 2023

Seniors want to avoid costly nursing homes and will need help living independently," Carroll told Healthcare IT News in June 2022. "Within the next 10 years, there will be more older adults than kids. And of this aging population, two in five adults will have three or more chronic conditions. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

Complaints of resident abuse in a Michigan nursing home led to an investigation by the Michigan Office of Attorney General’s Health Care Fraud Division, working with the Michigan Sentinel Project. The investigation determined that a nurse was working at the nursing home while her license was suspended, which is a felony.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

A New York optician has pled guilty to grand larceny for submitting false claims for optician services that he alleged were for specific nursing home residents, but which were never provided. On January 27, 2022, he was sentenced to 90 days in state prison, followed by 5 years’ probation, and was ordered to pay $74,00 in restitution.

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Med-Net Compliance

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

On November 3, 2022, the OIG released the results of a recent inspection of a nursing home by the Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General Audit and Inspections Division (OIG Inspections).

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

On January 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a memorandum stating that nursing home staff turnover and weekend staffing will be posted on the Medicare.gov Care Compare public website. The QSO memorandum can be accessed at: QSO-22-08-NH (cms.gov).

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Healthcare Law Blog

JULY 5, 2023

On June 30, 2023, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) issued a notice to nursing home operators and administrators announcing that it will begin conducting assessments on July 10, 2023 of nursing homes’ compliance with the State’s minimum staffing requirements. No less than 2.2 HPRD (out of the 3.5

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 4, 2022

On September 23, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued revised COVID-19 nursing home visitation guidance. Nursing homes should use the community transmission level metric, not the community level metric. The revision provides updated guidance for face coverings and masks during visits.

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NY Health Law

APRIL 28, 2021

In recent months, there has been a lot of attention on decisions made during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York State in regard to nursing homes. Nursing home operators themselves have faced suspicion in regard to such readmissions. Such funds will be used to support the Nursing Home Quality Pool.

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Med-Net Compliance

AUGUST 1, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched its enhanced Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System which integrates data nursing homes report on their weekend staffing rates for nurses and information on annual turnover among nurses and administrators. Ratings are updated quarterly.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

In a March 11, 2022, release by the Northern District of Georgia’s Office of the Department of Justice, it was reported that an investigation determined a Georgia nursing home knowingly submitted claims for unreasonable, unnecessary, and unskilled services for Medicare patients. Attorney Kurt R.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 22, 2022

To make it easier for families and caregivers to evaluate the quality of nursing homes, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regularly publishes data on its “ Care Compare ” website. Last month, CMS added additional metrics to how it scores the quality of nursing homes. Staff Turnover. Why is this?

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 28, 2022

A 62-year-old resident (Resident 1) at a Washington DC nursing home was charged with bludgeoning to death his 80-year-old roommate (Resident 2) with a metal bed rail, according to police and court documents. Police said the attack occurred February 21, 2022, in a fourth-floor room at the facility.

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 13, 2022

A jury found a North Dakota certified nursing aide (CNA) guilty of Aggravated Assault causing permanent impairment and Reckless Endangerment. The evidence at the trial showed that the CNA performed an improper, one-person lift of a nursing home resident which resulted in severe and painful injuries to the resident.

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Healthicity

AUGUST 22, 2023

In November 2022, the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report titled, “Long-Term Trends of Psychotropic Drug Use in Nursing Homes.”

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The Health Law Firm Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

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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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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Healthcare Compliance Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

A Louisiana woman was arrested on January 31, 2022, for allegedly stealing from a resident where she was employed. Officials first received a complaint of “financial exploitation” on January 3, 2022. The post Louisiana Woman Arrested for Stealing from Nursing Home Resident appeared first on.

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The Health Law Firm

JULY 28, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On June 15, 2022, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it has sued three nursing homes in Ohio and Pennsylvania, citing their “grossly substandard skilled nursing services.” 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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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 6, 2022

An Iowa nursing home was cited for placing its residents in immediate jeopardy after a resident became wedged between a bed and a grab bar and suffocated. On March 19, 2022, a CNA went to the nurse’s station to report that the resident was on the floor.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

By the late nineteenth century, North American public policy made use of large-scale isolated institutions, such as nursing homes, asylums, boarding homes, psychiatric hospitals, and group homes to provide services for those labeled as having disabilities. However, the U.S. jurisdictions.

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Med-Net Compliance

AUGUST 2, 2022

The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) reported that an Iowa nursing home would be fined $20,000 after a resident was inappropriately discharged and left outside for 11 hours overnight. During medication pass the nurse noted the resident was not in the facility anymore.

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Healthcare Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

On December 5, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (“ HHS ”), Office of Inspector General (“ OIG ”), released their Semiannual Report to Congress for the period beginning on April 1, 2022, and ending on September 30, 2022 (the “ Semiannual Report ”). [1]. million $1.19 billion Questioned Costs $1.17 billion $2.17

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 24, 2022

The report also indicated that 337 breaches impacting 500 or more people were reported to OCR in the first half of 2022. A survey from Software Advice found that nearly two-thirds of nursing homes report poor health outcomes from staff shortage , with a demanding workload and inadequate pay the most common reasons for high turnover.

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Healthcare Law Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2022

On October 21, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced changes to its Special Focus Facility (SFF) program, including new steps to address nursing home facilities that fail to graduate from the SFF program in a timely manner, or “yo-yo” back into non-compliance after graduating from the SFF program.

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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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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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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The COVID data reporting through the National Healthcare Safety Network (“NHSN”) was first required of nursing homes in May 2020 through an interim final rule. CMS took regulatory action through the Calendar Year 2022 Home Health Prospective Payment System rule to extend those requirements through December 31, 2024.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

. – Effective October 1, 2022, state law will require the state-designated HIE to provide data in real-time to individuals and organizations involved in the treatment and care coordination of patients and to public health officials to support public health goals.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 10, 2023

nursing homes. The group claims to have stolen 550 GB of data in the attack and said files were encrypted on December 3, 2022. The Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaasS) operation has claimed responsibility for an attack on Consulate Health Care, a Florida-based chain of 140 U.S.

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

For this alert, “nursing homes” refers to skilled nursing facilities (often known as “SNFs”). In 2020, CMS revised the nursing home infection control regulations at 42 CFR § 483.80 In the CY 2022 Rule, CMS set December 31, 2024, as a termination date for most COVID SNF notification requirements.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 6, 2024

A South Florida-based academic medical center, Memorial operates six hospitals, including the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital; numerous primary, urgent and 24/7 care facilities; a health specialty center; and a nursing home. Notably, the service was successfully launched just two months later, beginning on January 17, 2023.

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Health Law RX

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Governor Ron DeSantis’s “ Freedom First Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 ” includes funding for AHCA to increase reimbursement rates and capitation rates in order to ameliorate the cost increases to Providers and Plans. We have summarized below the most salient points: First Deadline – October 1, 2022. Impacted Managed Care Plans.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 24, 2022

This week, a number of organizations issued Year in Review reports on M&A activity and predictions for 2022. Staffing and financial issues facing skilled nursing facilities also made headlines. We have included a summary of a number of the Year in Review articles, along with several stories on the skilled nursing industry.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 18, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services extended the public health emergency through April 16, 2022. Since the pandemic began, nursing homes and assisted living facilities have lost more than 400,000 jobs. Staffing shortages at home health agencies and nursing homes are creating problems at hospitals.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 13, 2023

In February, the company announced a partnership to serve as a catalyst for enrolling hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare providers and to help them with targeted population health initiatives. HIMSS will use that time to gather data on the cost of avoidance or the cost control aspects of telehealth, he said.

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