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CMS Proposes Minimum Staffing Requirements and Enhanced Facility Assessments for Nursing Homes

C&M Health Law

Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a much anticipated and contested proposed rule that seeks to establish minimum staffing level requirements for nursing homes. hours of nursing staff per resident per day, or 3.0 HPRD from nurse aids (NAs). [2]

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North Dakota CNA Found Guilty after Injuring Nursing Home Resident by Improper Lifting

Med-Net Compliance

The evidence at the trial showed that the CNA performed an improper, one-person lift of a nursing home resident which resulted in severe and painful injuries to the resident. I want to thank the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for thoroughly investigating this crime and successfully pursuing justice.

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2024 HHS-OIG Top Areas of Focus

Provider Trust

This report helps HHS fulfill its mission to improve the health and well-being of Americans while also providing suggestions for how healthcare organizations can stay ahead of the curve to avoid and combat fraud, waste, and abuse. Unfortunately, Medicare Advantage programs are not exempt from instances of fraud, waste, and abuse.

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Wade; expected to remain big issue in 2024 races Most nursing home residents in Arizona still haven’t gotten their COVID-19 booster COVID-19 hospitalizations are up in Arizona and around the U.S.

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