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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. ON THE RECORD.

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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. Remember when immunizations for COVID first became available? Let’s look at a few.

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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

Carceral health care occurs within a regulatory vacuum. 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.

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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. Nurse-staffing bill advancing through Colorado Legislature. Colorado’s COVID cases keep rising. HHS awards $16.3M

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The Pandemic Prison

Bill of Health

The pandemic prison has utilized several of the worst features of incarceration as a foundational part of how the institution governspublic health” for its captives. The scale of COVID-19 in jails, prisons, and detention centers was expected. By Dan Berger. Yet these were perhaps the most preventable infections.

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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. How 5 health systems are spending their innovation investment dollars. 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.