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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Hall Render

JUNE 10, 2022

These are the compliance issues providers should be preparing for, post-PHE. 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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

License wait times reach crisis levels for healthcare workers. Only 14% of Hospitals Met Price Transparency Rule Compliance. Aspen University investigation: Students vent frustration amid nursing board probe into private college. Nursing homes say they’re being price gouged by direct care staffing agencies.

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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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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Healthcare Compliance Will Be a Challenge in Post-PHE World. House report attacks, nursing homes fight back over allegations of deficient staffing, care and safe practices as pandemic hit. Aspen U surrenders nursing program license. The Top Doctors Making a Difference in Delaware in 2022. partnership.

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Hall Render

MARCH 3, 2023

on 7th medical office building acquisition in a year Baptist Health expanding in Nassau and St.

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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

JANUARY 6, 2022

Note: This article has been revised to include information on the Group 2 states as of January 18, 2022. Phased Approach of Compliance. Background. CMS enforcement will occur in the states where there is not an injunction in place. The regulations and QSO Memos guidance do not apply to Texas at this time.

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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

MAY 19, 2023

operating loss in Q2 As RI legislators near session’s end, compromise on expensive proposals looks inevitable ‘It is wrong’: Charlesgate workers ask state to keep nursing home open. ProMedica taps Ascension St. Here’s what is happening there.

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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. Compliance with Oct. 30 months into pandemic. in net income.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Tulane’s new nursing school hopes to help bolster the ranks. bill would allow IVF therapy for same-sex veteran marriages; VA denies coverage Cancer-killing gel, minimally-invasive brain shunts: Here are recent startups spun out of area hospitals UMass Memorial named one of top U.S. system turns profit for 1st time in 4 years Mass.

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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

JULY 1, 2022

North Alabama doctor’s medical license suspended after investigation into overdose death. Report: Arizona hospitals not in full compliance with pricing transparency laws. Nursing home staffing woes continue across St. Nurse leader at hospital where 7 gallons of fentanyl went missing has license reinstated.

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Hall Render

MARCH 24, 2023

Sanders pushes funding boost for rural health care Struggling to survive, the first rural hospitals line up for new federal lifeline ALABAMA AARP report puts spotlight on caregiving issues, expenses in Alabama All of Us Research Program launching new enrollment location in Dothan Local partnership to provide cancer screening for rural patients Medical (..)

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Hall Render

MAY 5, 2023

acquisition of Oak Street Health to expand primary care footprint Did Hospitals Violate EMTALA by Failing to Provide Abortion Care? Here’s how, and why hospitals say it ‘cherry-picks data.’ of Iowa Health Care denies sharing patient data with Facebook, but are they right?

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Health Law RX

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The wait is over for employers seeking clarity on the details of the Biden Administration’s vaccine and testing rules for private employers, first announced by President Biden in early September and now slated to take effect alongside federal contractor vaccine requirements on January 4, 2022. Compliance Dates. Positive Test Results.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

in Stark law self disclosures: 3 things to know CMS’ staffing proposal will cost nursing homes $6.8B in Stark law self disclosures: 3 things to know CMS’ staffing proposal will cost nursing homes $6.8B Margaret’s CEO blames $7.3 3 UI to obtain ‘essentially all’ Mercy IC assets on Oct.

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Hall Render

JULY 21, 2023

Vincent’s nurse, physician communication among top in Alabama UAB Hospital receives millions in state funds to expand ED 988 one year later: More needed to expand mental health in Alabama communities of color Alabama lawmakers hear from Pickens County on effort to re-open medical center ALASKA City OKs $8.1M 11th in mental health, No.

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Drug & Device Law

DECEMBER 29, 2023

As a matter of science, the purported link was imaginary, as discussed at great length in one of the many excellent Zantac ( 2022+4 ) MDL opinions. Negligence requires an evaluation of a defendant’s reasonableness, and all relevant NC authority includes relevant regulatory compliance in that mix. Strike one. Strike two. Preemption.

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