CMS.gov

APRIL 15, 2019

Ensuring Safety and Quality in America’s Nursing Homes. Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Nursing facilities. This duty is especially important when it comes to the care provided for some of the most vulnerable in our society, Americans residing in nursing homes. Jeremy.Booth@c….

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 1, 2022

In Spring 2022’s Semiannual Report to Congress (SAR), the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) reported that nearly $3 billion had been misspent on Medicare and Medicaid services. This is due to the large amounts of COVID-19 tests that were administered in 2020.

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 1, 2022

In Spring 2022’s Semiannual Report to Congress (SAR), the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) reported that nearly $3 billion had been misspent on Medicare and Medicaid services. This is due to the large amounts of COVID-19 tests that were administered in 2020.

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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 IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Telehealth providers saw a rapid rise in the need for remote services with the initial spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. Healthcare providers needed to find an immediate solution to care for their patients while keeping them home and maintaining the safety of the community.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 29, 2022

With a shortage of physicians to address the growing need for care, a lack of providers who accept Medicaid, and access issues due to transportation or office hour challenges, healthcare organizations are looking to technology to help bridge the gap. Addressing the increasing need for behavioral health services is a nationwide challenge.

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Hall Render

APRIL 19, 2024

That’s leaving a huge gap in hospitals Health sector wary as Congress starts Change hearings Hospital group calls HHS’ web tracking rules unlawful Hospital mergers in first quarter reach highest number since 2020 Hospital merger and acquisition activity generated $12B in Q1 2024 House to discuss national data privacy bill with implications (..)

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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.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

patchwork ” system of incarceration, ultimately fall far short of the extensive regulatory framework governing Medicare/Medicaid, which shapes health care for over 83 million people in the U.S. health law and policy is the exclusion of people in custody in prisons, jails, and detention centers from Medicaid.

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Health Care Law Brief

OCTOBER 27, 2021

At present, CMS requires that providers, including hospitals, develop emergency preparedness protocols, including policies, procedures, and communication plans, as a condition of participation in Medicare and Medicaid. Eventually, retired providers were called on to assist with unprecedented staffing shortages in late 2020 and 2021.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It doesn’t even take you to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 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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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. UAMS Study Found Large Segment of Arkansans Still Susceptible to COVID-19 in Late 2020, 2021. Shortage of in-home healthcare workers sparks creative solution. CALIFORNIA.

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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.

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Hall Render

MARCH 28, 2023

The end of the PHE has a significant impact on skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”) as it ends the remaining regulatory blanket waivers, revisits resident Medicaid eligibility and changes many COVID regulations that were issued during the PHE. In 2020, CMS revised the nursing home infection control regulations at 42 CFR § 483.80

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Hall Render

JANUARY 5, 2024

Wade; expected to remain big issue in 2024 races Most nursing home residents in Arizona still haven’t gotten their COVID-19 booster COVID-19 hospitalizations are up in Arizona and around the U.S.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 19, 2022

Nursing homes and long-term care facilities face increased turnover, look to new solution to attract workers. Rat infestation closes Veteran Affairs nursing home in Arizona. Deadline to Close Nursing Home Extended by 2 Months. Valley nursing home workers calling for increased pay and staffing.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

” For this report, PwC’s Health Research Institute surveyed 2,511 American consumers, 128 health plan executives, 153 healthcare provider organization executives, and 124 pharmaceutical and life sciences executives in August and September 2020. For example, nursing homes were hit hard by the virus.

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 3, 2022

On September 23, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released revised guidance for the August 25, 2020, interim final rule that established long-term care (LTC) facility testing requirements for staff and residents.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 19, 2024

Francis emergency room KENTUCKY Apollo’s 220-hospital ‘stranglehold’ harms patients and workers, report alleges Humana cuts ‘small’ number of jobs in multiple locations LMU School of Nursing will open Lexington site at CHI Saint Joseph Health Mercy Health announces acquisition of orthopedic center in Paducah, Ky.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

NATIONAL 988 suicide hotline adds support for American Sign Language 3 Takeaways from Physician Compensation Trends Adventist Health completes merger with Montebello’s ailing Beverly Hospital AHA-supported bill to protect health care workers introduced in Senate AHA weighs in on CMS’ proposed ASC payment system AHA submits comments on CY 2024 (..)

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Hall Render

MARCH 25, 2022

Hospital stays for nursing home residents down nearly 9%, federal data shows. Alabama lawmaker’s push to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage. $12 Huntsville Hospital to launch new nurse training program. Alabama hospitals, nursing homes split $80 million in ARPA funds. increase for 2023 Medicaid budget.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 4, 2023

News Ranking DC DC-area hospitals ranked among best in the nation DC Health releases results of investigation into nursing home after 7News story about medication errors Inova Fairfax tops new U.S. Will Nemours’ Medicaid move leave 10,000 special-needs kids behind?

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Hall Render

APRIL 1, 2022

Nursing Home Operating Expenses Could Balloon by $500K With Staffing Minimums in Place. Parkinson warns of new ‘enormous’ business problem for nursing homes; highlights staffing-minimum alternative. Apprentice program addressing the nursing shortage crisis in Alabama. UnityPoint Health names nursing chief.

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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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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.

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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.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Vincent Partners With Park Plaza Mall on Community Health Programs Former Arkansas Medical Board Chair Brian Hyatt Arrested for Medicaid Fraud New Provider in Arkansas Focuses on No-Rush Health Care Walker Foundation Pledges $1M to UAMS Radiation Oncology Center Five nonprofits to split $5.9 Luke’s receives $1.5

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Editor’s Note: This feature story initially was published on May 6, 2020. A provider present with the patient at one location – a nursing home, community clinic, etc. It is being updated regularly with more vendors. The system can be used to conduct telehealth visits between two or more clinics.

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Hall Render

JUNE 3, 2022

AZDHS not protecting nursing home residents by reviewing complaints. Arizona Becomes 3rd State to Provide In-Home Care for Sick Children. Pritzker signs nursing home reform legislation. Mercyhealth nurses look to form union after they claim administration won’t listen. Iowa hospital appoints CFO.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 26, 2022

CMS bulletin presses states on Medicaid nursing home spending. CMS informational bulletin urges steps for improving health outcomes in nursing homes. CMS proposes mandatory Medicaid, CHIP quality reporting. Tie nursing home Medicaid payments to care quality, CMS tells states.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 27, 2023

California’s healthcare worker retention payments to start in February Julie Miller-Phipps to retire after 45-year career with Kaiser Permanente COLORADO By the numbers: How pandemic-induced staffing issues are leaving Colorado seniors out in the cold Colorado’s rural hospitals could get $3 million a year to end inpatient care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 17, 2020

As promised , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has expanded its Medicare telehealth coverage during the coronavirus crisis, enabling more patients to get virtual care services from their doctors without having to travel to a healthcare facility. WHY IT MATTERS. Medicare coinsurance and deductibles still apply.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 7, 2022

CDC gives nursing home workers a big break – if they’re boosted. CMS Issues Additional Vaccine Mandate Guidance for Nursing Homes. Nursing home staff shortages overwhelming hospitals nationwide. AARP study reveals Arizona last in nation ensuring nursing home residents get booster shots.

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2022

According to one source, the average daily Medicaid rate for SNF care is around $265 and staffing costs are sometimes as much as $70 per hour. This is part of the Biden administration’s effort to increase competition and transparency around hospital and nursing home ownership. The numbers don’t work.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 14, 2020

During a brief speech Tuesday evening at the HLTH VRTL 2020 conference, Azar highlighted the efforts of HHS to collect data concerning COVID-19 patients and predicted that patients will see telehealth as "a durable and desirable part of their healthcare" in the long term.

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Hall Render

MARCH 17, 2023

NATIONAL AMA pressures federal government to fix prior authorization problem plaguing radiology AHA pushes back on new 340B alliance Biden’s $6.8T Lawmakers are now mulling limits. Francis Hospital-Interquest Progresses In Colorado Colorado’s wealthiest hospitals favored in $1.2 and Del.

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