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COVID-19: Vaccine mandate enforced in Austria

Healthcare It News

As of today (1 February) the Austrian COVID-19 vaccine mandate has come into force for all adults – which makes Austria the first EU country to introduce such measure. In return, the Austrian government loosened public restrictions. Thus, negative test results or the recovery status would no longer be accepted.

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Nursing Home Health System Agrees to Pay $1.75 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Med-Net Compliance

A nursing home health system has agreed to pay the United States $1.75 A nursing home health system has agreed to pay the United States $1.75 The company is a not-for-profit corporation located in Florida that oversees healthcare facilities on its campus, including a nursing home and an assisted living facility.

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COVID-related enforcement actions 

YouCompli

This month’s article looks at COVID enforcements.?? ?. Healthcare compliance history has shown that when the government disperses significant funds, audits and enforcement associated with the disbursement of those funds will shortly follow. Guarantee you get the vaccine.”. MorseLife agreed to pay $1.75

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Highlights from the HHS-OIG 2023 Spring Semiannual Report

Provider Trust

OIG also remains engaged with federal partners like the Department of Justice (DOJ) to identify and prosecute individuals who exploit the COVID-19 response for their own gain. During this reporting period, an individual was sentenced to three years of probation for fabricating false COVID-19 vaccine records.

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Carceral Health Care Is Designed to Fail

Bill of Health

There are no national mandatory standards governing health care access or delivery behind bars. Some states have adopted minimum standards for prisons, jails, or both, but in Louisiana , the standards governing health care in jails have not been updated since 1980. Compare, for example, federal treatment of nursing homes with prisons.

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Health Provider News – May 13, 2022

Hall Render

FDA limits J&J COVID-19 vaccine due to rare blood clot risk. Nurses make exit plans after RaDonda Vaught’s conviction. Travel nurses raced to help during Covid. Nursing Home Operator Leaving 8 Locations. COVID outbreaks strike 8 nursing homes as cases rise across Maine.

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Hall Render’s Health Provider News – February 25, 2022

Hall Render

40% of Nursing Home Residents Haven’t Received COVID-19 Boosters, Analysis Finds. No COVID-19 boosters for 70% of nursing home staffs, AARP says. Contract Nurse Agencies Are Making Big Money in the Age of COVID-19. A fight in Arkansas to put more nurses on the ground.