Hall Render

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As nursing homes look for funds to allow them to improve care and train nursing home staff, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released QSO-23-23-NH (“CMS Memo”), which reopens and recasts the Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program (“CMPRP”).

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In addition, sections 1819(d)(4)(B) and 1919(d)(4)(B) of the Act explicitly authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS Secretary”) to issue any regulations he deems necessary to protect the health and safety of residents. Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Effective October 1, 2023, Connecticut enacted a law that contains several updates to Connecticut’s change of ownership laws for nursing homes and other health care providers. A description of the proposed transaction resulting in such change, including the name of each current owner of the facility or institution.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 11, 2020

This week, I’m sharing all the letters of the alphabet with you which reminded me keywords and themes emerging as we were learning about this dastardly public health threat beginning early in 2020. In particular, the hottest spot appeared to be a nursing home where one resident had been diagnosed with COVID-19 on February 28.

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MedTrainer

MAY 4, 2023

The end of the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) will reinstate regulations that have been absent for years… and many healthcare workers have never had to follow. There are plenty of compliance implications for the end of the Public Health Emergency on May 11, 2023 , and an assessment is a great place to start.

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MedTrainer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Examples of covered entities include health plans, clearinghouses, and certain health care providers including but not limited to: doctors, clinics, psychologists, dentists, chiropractors, nursing homes, and pharmacies. The post What Is Involved With a Healthcare CMS Inspection? appeared first on MedTrainer.

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YouCompli

AUGUST 2, 2022

Wolf, MD provides enforcement action summaries for the YouCompli blog. The Federal government spent unprecedented trillions of dollars throughout the COVID public health emergency (PHE). MorseLife Nursing Home Health System was alleged to have provided vaccines to individuals who were not eligible under this program.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

A mother and her two daughters have been charged for providing fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards to maintain and obtain employment at a New York nursing home. Vaccination is mandatory for nursing home employment in New York. New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T.

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Health Law Attorney

JANUARY 13, 2022

The Supreme Court determined that allowing OSHA to impose such a mandate would expand its authority by allowing it to set broad public health measures, which it is not authorized to set. Significantly, the Supreme Court determined that OSHA lacked the authority to impose such a vaccine mandate.

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Provider Trust

AUGUST 9, 2023

Leveraging Oversight To Protect Nursing Home Residents Better Enhancing the quality of care in nursing homes remains paramount to OIG. Through years of oversight, they have discovered various obstacles and weaknesses within nursing home facilities.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 17, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a determination titled Determination That A Public Health Emergency Exists (the California PHE Determination), that decided a public health emergency exists and has existed since January 7, 2025, in the State of California (California Public Health Emergency).

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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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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Medical and mental/behavioral health providers must adhere to licensing requirements — set by the Alaska State Medical Board and Alaska Division of Behavioral Health — to ensure that patients receive safe and effective care.

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MedTrainer

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Keys to managing point-of-care testing complianceIn an effort to combat the spread of the virus and to help nursing homes protect the health and safety of their residents, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is distributing SARS-CoV-2 antigen diagnostic tests to more than 14,000 facilities.

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Hall Render

MAY 11, 2023

As skilled nursing facilities work and provide health care services after the May 11, 2023, end of the Public Health Emergency, questions and concerns about visitation at these facilities will likely continue to arise. Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 18, 2024

For example, Memorial Hermann Health System has created a “healthcare high school” to find workers even before they enter the job market, and Froedtert Health and ThedaCare began working on cultural integration long before the two health systems merged in January. Medical Properties Trust has sued the Mass.

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Healthcare Law Today

JANUARY 20, 2022

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has delayed the enforcement penalties for the new notice requirements under the “Patients First Law” until July 1, 2022. The federal government promulgated the No Surprises Act, which we discussed in prior blog posts here and here.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

DOJ filed claims against multiple nursing homes and their management corporation for providing services that the DOJ alleged were grossly below the standard of care. Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only. One hospice organization paid $5.5 Standard of Care.

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Provider Trust

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Most healthcare services involve some sort of care by nurses including private practices, primary care clinics, home health, nursing homes, hospices, and more. Read on to learn more about nursing license verification in an ongoing pandemic and public health emergency. workforce as a whole.

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SQA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Ma rketing authorization holders (MAHs) can now register their Industry Single Point of Contact (i-SPOC) who will inform EMA about the supply and availability of critical medicines identified in the context of a ‘public health emergency’ or a ‘major event’. The products are private labeled for Major Pharmaceuticals.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Healthcare Association of New York State provides leadership, representation, and service to not-for-profit and public hospitals, health systems, nursing homes, and other healthcare organizations throughout New York state.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

CMS also provides independent oversight of labs’, providers’, and facilities’ compliance with “Medicare health and safety standards.”. Compare, for example, federal treatment of nursing homes with prisons.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) represents and advocates for Nebraska’s hospitals and health systems, working to improve healthcare delivery and patient care across the state. These agencies help maintain the integrity and quality of healthcare services in Nebraska , protecting the public and promoting patient safety.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

New Jersey Healthcare Compliance Resources Let’s start with the important state government agencies you’ll need to work with: The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) oversees various departments and initiatives aimed at ensuring public health, such as disease control, environmental health, emergency preparedness, and health equity.

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MedTrainer

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Another concern involved caregivers in a nursing home that needed to crush up an HD to mix it into a resident’s food or liquid to assist with swallowing the HD. Like USP, the Board encourages utilization of Chapter <800> in the interest of advancing public health.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 31, 2022

Nursing homes face possible citations, civil monetary penalties, denial of payments and—as a final measure—termination of participation from the Medicare and Medicaid programs by the CMS as they embark on complying with the new CMS COVID-19 vaccine requirements for their staff. Your regular Hall Render attorney.

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Provider Trust

JANUARY 25, 2024

In addition, the COVID-19 public health emergency triggered shifts in Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, which could impact millions of people. Reporting abuse cases can be challenging, particularly in non-facility settings like home-based services or group residences. With Medicaid, the challenges are equally formidable.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

The Office of Health Strategy (“OHS”) will continue to be required to prepare a list of 10 outpatient prescription drugs that are determined to be provided at substantial cost to the state, considering the net cost, or critical to public health.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 6, 2022

Nursing homes face possible citations, civil monetary penalties, denial of payments and—as a final measure—termination of participation from the Medicare and Medicaid programs by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) as they embark on complying with the new CMS COVID-19 vaccine requirements for their staff.

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The GCPG standardized the seven Elements of a Successful Compliance Program, which differs slightly from the individual compliance guidance documents (CPGs) directed at various segments of the health care industry, such as hospitals, nursing homes, third-party billers, and durable medical equipment suppliers.

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The GCPG standardized the seven Elements of a Successful Compliance Program, which differs slightly from the individual compliance guidance documents (CPGs) directed at various segments of the health care industry, such as hospitals, nursing homes, third-party billers, and durable medical equipment suppliers.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The pandemic prison has utilized several of the worst features of incarceration as a foundational part of how the institution governs “public health” for its captives. Abolitionists and other critics of mass incarceration joined incarcerated people in proclaiming that prison ran counter to public health. By Dan Berger.

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Hall Render

MARCH 28, 2023

On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the COVID public health emergency (“PHE”) will expire and end on May 11, 2023. CMS has allowed states and nursing homes to suspend these assessments for new residents for thirty days. Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 7, 2022

These “work and services” include, in relevant part: Removing debris; Providing temporary facilities for essential community services; Demolishing unsafe structures that endanger the public; and. Reducing immediate threats to life, property and public health and safety. Your primary Hall Render contact.

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Hall Render

JUNE 21, 2024

Carney signs HB 350, creates Diamond State Hospital Review Board Test and go: Delaware County to launch automated health care kiosks FLORIDA Baptist Health expanding in Mandarin Baptist Health to open its ER and imaging center in St. NATIONAL 50% of U.S. to buy property.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only. What constitutes “emergency” services is fairly broad, as it focuses on “diagnosis or treatment of mental or physical injury or disease.” For ethical reasons, Hall Render attorneys cannot give legal advice outside of an attorney-client relationship.

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Hall Render

APRIL 14, 2023

NATIONAL 94% of Organizations Experienced a Cyberattack in 2022 AHA blog: Strengthening crisis management in rural health care Biden signs bill ending Covid-19 national emergency Cancer drug shortages are creating dire circumstances for some patients CMS Releases FY24 IPPS Proposed Rule, Seeks to Boost Rates by 2.8%

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