Kaiser Health News

JANUARY 28, 2022

A three-judge federal appeals court panel in Connecticut has likely ended an 11-year fight against a frustrating and confusing rule that left hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries without coverage for nursing home care, and no way to challenge a denial. But it can have serious repercussions. The trial took place in 2019.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Taffy for the nursing homes, lollipops for the device manufacturers…. the pharmacies, the hospitals, the corporate sugar rush. the poor, the sick, the hospital workers, those preparing our food. Most healthy, smiling faces in the crowd got some. just raise your hand. going once, going twice…. thought the safety net.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 3, 2022

Many nursing homes lack the resources required to provide residents with the care they need and deserve, which results in low wages, insufficient staffing levels, high workloads and low morale. The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated these challenges. Our nursing facility industry is about to crumble.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 28, 2023

Mentors for the newest global healthcare workforce accelerator include the American Hospital Association, CATI, Deloitte, Intermountain Ventures and several others across the U.S. A "BedSense" App provides insights into the needs of memory care and nursing home residents. Babblevoice. Compassly. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The rise of the COVID-19 Delta variant and new immunization mandates creates concerns and complexities for hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care and other providers. As of October, about 70% of nursing home and LTC workers were fully vaccinated. Findings Ways to Address the Challenge.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 5, 2020

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Greene County General Hospital in Linton, Indiana, faced challenges in providing access to care because the area has transportation barriers. When COVID-19 flared up, Greene County General faced a whole new set of challenges. THE PROBLEM. To read this special report, click here.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, connected health and RPM are more important than ever, because they enable physicians to monitor patients without having to come into contact with them, thus preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus. Here you will find concise descriptions of the companies and their products.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 20, 2020

Curavi notes that it has performed some 60,000 remote consults since it was founded, enabling a 94% treat-in-place rate and helping reduce the risks of harmful transfers between nursing homes and LTPAC settings to hospital emergency departments. Actionable Intelligence. Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

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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.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 16, 2022

Recall that the first COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. spread between nursing homes. These facilities, like most nursing homes, are for-profit businesses that pad their margins by cutting labor costs. In theory, all this care could be delivered in seniors’ homes and communities.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 1, 2022

Propelled into mainstream use by the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine is becoming standard practice for many healthcare providers. Make pre-hospital and hospital patient data accessible to all providers in the healthcare ecosystem. Integrate with EMS systems allowing onsite care.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 24, 2020

To prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed, states should focus on preventing the spread of COVID-19 at high-risk sites, such as nursing homes, and in high-risk localities, the COVID-19 Policy Alliance—a group of experts brought together […]. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The insights also can help healthcare organizations navigate vaccine distribution, as well as the ebbs and flows of patient volumes due to COVID-19 in the year ahead, according to the new report. Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion. “Quite a bit, it turns out.

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Health Law Attorney

JANUARY 13, 2022

In June 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“ OSHA ”) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ ETS ”) that would require, amongst other things, employers with 100 or more employees to adopt a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. OSHA’s mandatory vaccination policy would affect approximately 84 million employees.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 29, 2022

"Without the utilization of telehealth, patients arriving at an emergency department often have long wait times before meeting with an available physician, creating a strain on social workers and other members of the behavioral healthcare teams inside hospitals," said Dr. Eric C.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 11, 2020

Welcome back to my ABCovid-19 Journal, which I created/curated in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. In particular, the hottest spot appeared to be a nursing home where one resident had been diagnosed with COVID-19 on February 28. In the U.S., M is for mask. O is for outbreak.

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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.

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Healthcare Law Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Addressing Declines in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates and COVID-19 Treatment. A pre-Thanksgiving analysis of this data revealed that just 45% of SNF residents and 23% of SNF staff were up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. [i]. Education for Staff Regarding Up-To-Date Vaccinations and Boosters.

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Health Law Blog

APRIL 16, 2020

A coronavirus preparedness checklist for hospitals, including long-term acute care hospitals are available from the CDC.

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The Health Law Firm

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Ron DeSantis signed a bill that protects businesses, governments, and healthcare providers in Florida from COVID-19 lawsuits if they make a reasonable effort to follow guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus (whatever that means).

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Health Care Law Brief

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Although the COVID-19 pandemic is still active worldwide, health care industry leaders and regulators have already begun to think about how to implement post-pandemic changes to health care delivery based on lessons learned during the global emergency of the past year and a half.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2024

These patients also have more avoidable healthcare utilization, such as more frequent emergency department visits, hospital admissions and 30-day readmissions. Although adverse SDOH contribute differently to clinical outcomes, the more adverse SDOH a person encounters, the less likely they are to receive quality healthcare.

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

For this alert, “nursing homes” refers to skilled nursing facilities (often known as “SNFs”). COVID Regulations Impacted CMS issued several interim final rules during the PHE. COVID Testing Requirements. In 2020, CMS revised the nursing home infection control regulations at 42 CFR § 483.80

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Healthcare Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The FY 2022 report highlighted a number of key enforcement initiatives including telemedicine fraud and exploitation, unnecessary COVID-19 testing and services along with fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief funds, and opioid and prescription drug abuse. for every $1.00 expended.

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Health Law Advisor

APRIL 8, 2022

The existing blanket waivers for hospitals and critical access hospitals remain in effect and none were terminated by CMS at this time. This waiver permitted the facility to restrict in-person meetings during the COVID-19 PHE. Physician Visits in Skilled Nursing Facilities/Nursing Facilities – 42 CFR §483.30

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Then COVID-19 joined the top-10 list of killers in the U.S. During the three years prior to her death, she was admitted to the hospital 30 times. Before the coronavirus emerged, the top causes of death in developed countries were heart disease, cancers, diabetes, and accidents.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

One such new area is healthcare at home. Although we were forced into fully remote operations with COVID-19, we have been making modifications along the way and have discovered how beneficial it can be to our organizations and our patients.

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Hanys

AUGUST 19, 2022

Their “hospital without walls” approach to delivering COVID-19 monoclonal antibody infusions to eligible patients outside the hospital eased the burden of a thinly stretched emergency department staff and allowed nursing home residents to recover at home.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A recent report found that financial stability and margins improved for nearly half of rural hospitals after a merger, acquisition or affiliation with a larger system. More than a quarter of rural hospitals currently have negative operating margins. According to a recent report, ASCs reduce U.S. health care costs by $38B annually.

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Health Law RX

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Medicare and Medicaid certified facilities will be required to ensure that their employees are vaccinated for COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on September 9, 2021. These mandates are part of President Biden’s new six-prong COVID-19 Action Plan (the “Plan”) that he announced last week.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 28, 2024

These conditions are exacerbated by factors such as long COVID-19 and extended hospital stays. While these advancements are commendable, they also mean that a larger portion of the senior population is living longer with complex health conditions that require rehabilitative care after hospitalizations or surgeries.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Google doesn’t take you to a hospital website. Consider that more seniors are aging at home or in their family members’ homes during the pandemic, especially as COVID-19 deaths in senior living facilities began to climb and facilities tightened visitor restrictions to avoid the spread of infection.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In this article, I’ll show how many hospitals, payers, and other institutions are acting on that data. Of course, the staff of a clinic or hospital don’t go around looking for apartments the way they actively look for a long-term care facility.

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Hall Render

JUNE 10, 2022

Lawmakers introduce bill criminalizing violence, threats against hospital employees. Most hospitals failing price transparency rule. Nurses lobby for ‘RaDonda’s Law’ Physician compensation now above pre-pandemic levels. Shooting at Tulsa hospital exposes vulnerability of health care facilities.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2023

Pharmacies, doctors’ offices, hospitals, and care homes are all places drug diversion can occur if prescribing is not carefully monitored and managed. In recent years, multiple factors have combined to create a perfect storm for drug diversion. But outside hospital walls, demand for prescription drugs is growing too.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 24, 2022

We have included a summary of a number of the Year in Review articles, along with several stories on the skilled nursing industry. The American Hospital Association is asking Congress to add $25B to the provider relief fund to help hospitals respond to recent COVID-19 surges per Becker’s Healthcare.

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Hall Render

MAY 20, 2022

AHA responds to report on hospitals’ requested price hikes to insurers. COVID-19 public health emergency set to be extended. Covid-19 remains a public health emergency in US, administration says. Covid-19 remains a public health emergency in US, administration says. Arkansas Gets $3.9M

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