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NY Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Assessments Set to Begin

Healthcare Law Blog

On June 30, 2023, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) issued a notice to nursing home operators and administrators announcing that it will begin conducting assessments on July 10, 2023 of nursing homes’ compliance with the State’s minimum staffing requirements.

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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”). Interim final rules are effective for a period of three years from the date of publication if CMS does not take further action. In 2020, CMS revised the nursing home infection control regulations at 42 CFR § 483.80

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Nursing Home Update: CMS Recasts the Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program 

Hall Render

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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Connecticut Long-Term Care Law Update: Changes to Nursing Home Change of Ownership Process

Hall Render

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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Highlights from the HHS-OIG 2023 Spring Semiannual Report

Provider Trust

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. Led by acting Inspector General Christi A.

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Compliance Implications for the End of the Federal Public Health Emergency (PHE)

MedTrainer

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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Memorial Healthcare finds success with switch to Epic-based telehealth vendor

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

billion in annual operating revenue, Memorial Healthcare System is one of the largest public health systems in the U.S. " PROPOSAL In January 2023, Memorial began working with KeyCare, an Epic-based virtual care company (Memorial uses Epic for its EHR). With 15,000 team members, 3,000 providers and $3.1