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JANUARY 6, 2022

Nursing homes face possible citations, civil monetary penalties, denial of payments and—as a final measure—termination of participation from the Medicare and Medicaid programs by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) as they embark on complying with the new CMS COVID-19 vaccine requirements for their staff.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2022

CMS may now enforce its COVID-19 vaccination policy for healthcare workers in all 50 states. CMS responds to states seeking vaccination mandate waivers. Federal vaccination mandate begins for healthcare workers in 24 states. Lawmakers call on Biden to end public health emergency. CONNECTICUT.

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APRIL 15, 2022

CMS: End to pandemic waivers helps nursing homes ‘redirect efforts’ to meet residents’ needs. CMS pushes for mandatory flu vax monitoring among nursing home staff. CMS Releases Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Proposed Rule for FY23. CMS revises COVID-19 nursing home protocols.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

1 Mass General Brigham to build AI products with Australian health tech company Mass General Brigham hospital workers to receive average 21% raises Mass General Brigham to integrate triage AI across system Mass General Brigham sued over infection control lapse Nurse practitioner pleads guilty to $7.8M Corewell Health reports 1.4%

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MARCH 31, 2023

in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? County-owned buildings facing potential earthquake risk Gilead drops option to buy cancer therapeutics company Health and Life Organization Inc. What happens if it disappears?

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MARCH 3, 2023

on 7th medical office building acquisition in a year Baptist Health expanding in Nassau and St.

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JULY 22, 2022

Amazon to buy primary health-care provider One Medical for roughly $3.9 Covid-19 public health emergency extended in the US. million doses of monkeypox vaccine. 10 Arizona county COVID-19 community levels increase to “high” CDC classification. COVID Mandates: Here Are the Changes Gov.

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MARCH 25, 2022

Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act becomes law. Here are the top health systems by patient reviews. Hospital stays for nursing home residents down nearly 9%, federal data shows. OSHA accepting new comments on healthcare worker COVID-19 protection rule. County’s public health system.

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Hall Render

JUNE 9, 2023

Here’s why ARKANSAS Arkansas Children’s Hospital raises $5.9

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MAY 19, 2023

Supplemental Grant for Rural Health Programs UAMS to Study Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Breast Cancer Treatment Arkansas Children’s Hospital Auxiliary Donates $1.4 Supplemental Grant for Rural Health Programs UAMS to Study Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Breast Cancer Treatment Arkansas Children’s Hospital Auxiliary Donates $1.4

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APRIL 1, 2022

Hospital, long-term care groups again petition Becerra to extend COVID-19 public health emergency. Nursing Home Operating Expenses Could Balloon by $500K With Staffing Minimums in Place. Parkinson warns of new ‘enormous’ business problem for nursing homes; highlights staffing-minimum alternative.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M

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APRIL 26, 2024

health dept. in 256-Slice CT scanner Lifepoint reports $200M+ economic impact in Cen Ky St. in 256-Slice CT scanner Lifepoint reports $200M+ economic impact in Cen Ky St. Elizabeth Healthcare to open doors of new Cancer Center-Dearborn in Southeastern Indiana St. processed 1.5

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AUGUST 4, 2023

News Ranking DC DC-area hospitals ranked among best in the nation DC Health releases results of investigation into nursing home after 7News story about medication errors Inova Fairfax tops new U.S. to settle Medicare fraud claims Maine in top 10 for health care, No.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

nurse charged with stealing pain medications Mayo Clinic workers say they have terrible health insurance Mayo Clinic will mentor these 9 AI startups MISSISSIPPI Baptist Health to merge with Meridian-based Anderson Mississippi is one of the worst states for health care, new study says.

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APRIL 29, 2022

About 20K nursing home staff now have vaccine medical exemptions. County Struggles with Income Affect Social Determinants of Health. Hospitals to OSHA: Do not finalize COVID-19 standard for healthcare workers. More than 400 nursing home closures projected for 2022: report. CMS Proposes $1.6B

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

in repairs Sutter Health faces possible $519M payout in alleged double billing case COLORADO Denver Health sued by sons after father’s jail death How a Kaiser Permanente worker strike could affect Colorado patients Kaiser names regional president Medical Office Building in Littleton Sells for $6.1M

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MARCH 18, 2022

Former CMS Chief Seema Verma Blasts Nursing Home Reform Proposals. Health Policy Brief: Pandemic-Driven Health Policies To Address Social Needs And Health Equity. How the PE Nursing Home Crackdown Could Affect the Home Health Industry. The status of Public Health Emergency declarations.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Vincent’s Birmingham names chief nursing officer Local dermatology practice opens location in Greystone Primary care option for seniors joining Five Points West Rural Alabama gets $1.4M to fight opioid epidemic UAB lands $36.7M federal research grant. Here is what it will fund.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

s Vanda Pharmaceuticals pays $100M for commercial rights to Johnson & Johnson company’s drug Hundreds of DC’s Medicaid nursing home patients sent to Maryland Medical facility in DC’s Ward 8 gets $22.5M NATIONAL AHA pushes back on HHS proposal to penalize hospitals for cyberattacks AHA urges Congress to oppose H.R.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

in federal aid for rural Arkansas hospitals, totaling nearly $40M UAMS Reports $18M Loss in Fiscal First Quarter Baxter Health cut 155 positions through attrition, CEO says Arkansas hospital adds Mazor X robot New opioid research center in Little Rock aims for national impact NIH awards UAMS $1.5M

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JUNE 23, 2023

operating margin for 2024, misses 2023 target University of Michigan Health-West forms portal to track DEI among suppliers, vendors S. hospital cost review commission in doubt due to legal questions Patients, doctors laud ‘hospital at home,’ new model of care in NJ Mental health crisis in New Jersey: Issues faced by older residents 3 N.J.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

AMA urges Supreme Court to uphold vaccination mandates. CDC gives nursing home workers a big break – if they’re boosted. CDC shortens COVID isolation rules for health workers. CMS Issues Additional Vaccine Mandate Guidance for Nursing Homes. Former N.J. fraud case in Arkansas.

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JANUARY 21, 2022

20 hospitals, health systems that provide the most ‘unnecessary’ care: Johns Hopkins. 3 Population Health Trends to Watch in 2022. 5 states facing highest, lowest weekly nursing home COVID-19 positivity rates. AMDA releases COVID-19 vaccine medical exemption request forms, guidance.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

Supreme Court blocks Biden Covid vaccine mandate for businesses, allows health-care worker rule. 19% of US hospitals critically understaffed, 21% anticipate shortages: Numbers by state. 5 states facing the worst nursing home COVID-19 outbreaks. Short-staffed and COVID-battered, U.S.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

nursing home advocate: industry in ‘death spiral’ from lack of health care providers, low pay Georgia medical center named one of the ‘most beautiful hospitals in the U.S.’

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MAY 5, 2023

acquisition of Oak Street Health to expand primary care footprint Did Hospitals Violate EMTALA by Failing to Provide Abortion Care? of Iowa Health Care denies sharing patient data with Facebook, but are they right? of Iowa Health Care denies sharing patient data with Facebook, but are they right?

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Health Law RX

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

An employee is considered “fully vaccinated” two weeks after completing primary vaccination with a COVID-19 vaccine with, if applicable, at least the minimum interval between doses as recommended by the CDC, World Health Organization (“WHO”), or if administered as a part of a clinical trial. Verification.

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JULY 1, 2022

How hospitals should prepare for the end of the public health emergency. Alabama COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations see significant increase. North Alabama doctor’s medical license suspended after investigation into overdose death. Governor Carney Formally Extends Public Health Emergency.

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JULY 29, 2022

Patients want greater control over health data sharing, AMA survey shows. Nursing Home Operators Make Infrastructure, Staffing Changes to Meet Behavioral Health Needs. COVID-19 and monkeypox, case numbers, treatment options diverge widely in Alabama. Child visiting DC diagnosed with monkeypox, health dept.

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MARCH 22, 2024

Banner Health to expand clinical AI to 33 hospitals, 6 states Banner reports $282.8M Banner Health to expand clinical AI to 33 hospitals, 6 states Banner reports $282.8M Banner Health to expand clinical AI to 33 hospitals, 6 states Banner reports $282.8M family sues hospital over life-altering injuries Calif.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

NATIONAL Biden plans to end the Covid public health emergency this spring in a major shift to federal response Biden administration will end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11 Can a drugstore be your only doctor? Danbury, New Milford hospitals to discuss CT nursing homes are requesting more money.

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MARCH 9, 2023

in federal funds will allow CT colleges to hire more nursing instructors, provide student tuition support Connecticut hospital expenses $3.5B Billion in Unpaid Care to Loved Ones Proposed bill aims to address ‘truth in advertising’ by Connecticut health care providers Shuttered nursing home in Wallingford sells for $1.6M

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

CMS clarifies COVID-related LTC survey process. CMS makes nursing home staffing data available for 1st time. Federal vaccine mandate countdown for unvaccinated health care workers begins. For Health Care Providers, Five Trends To Watch In 2022. HHS falling short in handling public health crises, GAO says.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

in Stark law self disclosures: 3 things to know CMS’ staffing proposal will cost nursing homes $6.8B in Stark law self disclosures: 3 things to know CMS’ staffing proposal will cost nursing homes $6.8B Margaret’s CEO blames $7.3 3 UI to obtain ‘essentially all’ Mercy IC assets on Oct.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

Mahaska Health receives state grant to promote rural health care Receiver sought for Iowa City hospital that’s alleged to be in a ‘financial freefall’ Reynolds announces $2.2 It costs state $1 million a month to run. million expansion plan MidState Medical Center seeks permission for $8.4M

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