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The Pathology (and Politics) of Liability Shields

Bill of Health

First, nursing homes and assisted living facilities are seeing large numbers of suits , particularly for failures in infection control. It also questions whether shields reflect good public policy and suggests some of the politics that seemed to drive the legislators that voted for them. Of course, there are always exceptions.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

NATIONAL 94% of Organizations Experienced a Cyberattack in 2022 AHA blog: Strengthening crisis management in rural health care Biden signs bill ending Covid-19 national emergency Cancer drug shortages are creating dire circumstances for some patients CMS Releases FY24 IPPS Proposed Rule, Seeks to Boost Rates by 2.8%

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Leadership Failure in Nursing Homes & Veteran Homes

Med League

One particularly distressing aspect of New Jersey’s pandemic response was the devastating impact on its veterans homes. In what can only be described as a multilevel leadership failure in nursing homes, specifically in veteran homes facilities, these facilities witnessed a tragic loss of life due to COVID-19.