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COVID-19: Vaccine mandate enforced in Austria

Healthcare It News

With rising case numbers in across the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) region and the rest of Europe, a fully vaccinated status might become compulsory for the use of the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC) soon – at least in some countries. Thus, negative test results or the recovery status would no longer be accepted.

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Nursing Home Update: CMS Unwinds Vaccine Mandate and More Regulations as Public Health Emergency End Nears

Hall Render

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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The Institutionalization Missing Data Problem

Bill of Health

One of the most important lessons from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic needs to be about health surveillance of marginalized health populations — indeed, “who counts depends on who is counted.”. This data gap had serious and sometimes fatal implications for people with IDD during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Three Individuals Charged for Providing Fraudulent COVID-19 Vaccination Cards for Employment Purposes

Healthcare Compliance Blog

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. They are scheduled to appear in court on March 14, 2022.

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Health Provider News – April 22, 2022

Hall Render

21 top management risks in healthcare for 2022. $1B GAO investigating private equity ownership of nursing homes. This nursing home chain reported the highest COVID death rate. Fields, Prax discuss DHSS split, other Alaska health care initiatives. Banner Health to build new hospital in Buckeye.

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Health Provider News – June 10, 2022

Hall Render

COVID-19 rising in Alabama, experts believe cases are higher than reported. How drones are innovating Alabama’s health care industry. Alaska’s Covid-19 emergency order to end July 1. Alaska’s COVID-19 data shows 25% rise in cases reported to state since last week. CALIFORNIA.

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COVID-related enforcement actions 

YouCompli

This month’s article looks at COVID enforcements.?? ?. The Federal government spent unprecedented trillions of dollars throughout the COVID public health emergency (PHE). In April 2022, officials at the U.S. Remember when immunizations for COVID first became available? Let’s look at a few.