YouCompli

MARCH 29, 2023

In this article, she discusses several issues that hospitals and health systems need to consider as a result of the scheduled end of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) reports that 80% of the U.S. Flexibilities regarding patient-specific nursing care plans.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 3, 2022

In January 2021, the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness went live with LouVax, a vaccine scheduling and management system focused on increasing access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Hartlage and Gregor will discuss more in their HIMSS22 panel, "Next Gen Public Health: The Future of Patient Engagement!"

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

For this alert, “nursing homes” refers to skilled nursing facilities (often known as “SNFs”). In 2020, CMS revised the nursing home infection control regulations at 42 CFR § 483.80 Additionally, this information is now publicly available on CMS’s COVID Nursing Home Data Website. COVID Testing Requirements.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 21, 2023

For instance, GenAI can help nurses with automated note-taking in patient interviews, relieving an administrative burden. Viljoen added GenAI can help solve practical problems, such as frontline healthcare workers being overburdened and not having enough time. What are the repetitive, administrative tasks that are stealing their time?

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American Medical Compliance

APRIL 6, 2023

In January 2023, federal investigators convicted twenty-five people in Miami as part of a scheme to get counterfeit nursing school degrees and find jobs for aspiring nurses. Officials uncovered transcripts for individuals seeking nursing positions as a part of the scheme. Each of the defendants faces up to 20 years in jail.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JULY 5, 2023

On June 30, 2023, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) issued a notice to nursing home operators and administrators announcing that it will begin conducting assessments on July 10, 2023 of nursing homes’ compliance with the State’s minimum staffing requirements. No less than 2.2 HPRD (out of the 3.5 HPRD (out of the 3.5

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MedTrainer

MAY 4, 2023

The end of the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) will reinstate regulations that have been absent for years… and many healthcare workers have never had to follow. There are plenty of compliance implications for the end of the Public Health Emergency on May 11, 2023 , and an assessment is a great place to start.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On July 15, 2022, the United States again renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency, allowing millions of Americans special access to free tests, vaccines, and treatments. The public health emergency was initially declared in January 2020, when the [.]

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In this video, you can hear about the technologies and regulations needed in LTPAC from Bill Charnetski, Executive Vice President, Health System Solutions and Government Affairs at PointClickCare. The next step would be to achieve real interoperability in health records, a still elusive goal.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 11, 2024

In February, it started piloting Spirit Health's Clinitouch technology as part of its in-home nursing care service, Advanced Preventative Care (APC). Delivered by registered and enrolled nurses, the service is offered to eligible Tasmanians with chronic diseases. We are currently one month into the four-month pilot.

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Hall Render

MAY 11, 2023

As skilled nursing facilities work and provide health care services after the May 11, 2023, end of the Public Health Emergency, questions and concerns about visitation at these facilities will likely continue to arise.

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Healthcare Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (the “PHE”), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued numerous “blanket waivers” to increase access to medical services, and ease the regulatory burden on providers across the health care industry.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Effective October 1, 2023, Connecticut enacted a law that contains several updates to Connecticut’s change of ownership laws for nursing homes and other health care providers. A description of the proposed transaction resulting in such change, including the name of each current owner of the facility or institution.

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Provider Trust

OCTOBER 12, 2021

License verification, especially nursing license verification, is essential to ensuring that only the most qualified practitioners are seeing your patients. And according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing , nursing is the largest healthcare profession in the U.S. are employed in nursing.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MAY 5, 2022

Massachusetts’ Attorney General has secured settlements with five Massachusetts nursing homes to resolve allegations of patient neglect, insufficient staff training, and inadequate care for vulnerable nursing home residents. They also failed to report the significant health declines of one resident to a physician.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As nursing homes look for funds to allow them to improve care and train nursing home staff, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released QSO-23-23-NH (“CMS Memo”), which reopens and recasts the Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program (“CMPRP”).

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 31, 2022

What You Should Know: – Nurse-1-1 , the first conversational marketing company for healthcare raises $2.3M – The company will use the financing to expand its team, accelerate its go-to-market efforts, and scale its current partnerships with publicly traded and nationwide digital health, at-home testing, and pharma companies.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, now entering its fourth year in 2023, legislators, executives, and judges at every level of government have sought measures to derail efficacious public health interventions. And that’s where they are wrong. Some victories came easy.

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Med-Net Compliance

JUNE 14, 2022

An Illinois nursing home was fined $25,000 after the Illinois Department of Public Health determined it failed to implement progressive interventions to prevent falls. The resident’s nurses’ notes documented the falls. A nurse documented the fall and notified the DON and the physician.

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Med-Net Compliance

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

They identified that 6,622 nursing homes had been cited for infection prevention and control program deficiencies as of February 26, 2020, and Medicare.gov indicated that 24 nursing homes were part of a nursing home chain. The OIG’s audit found that 23 of the 24 nursing homes had possible deficiencies.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 2, 2023

With the end of the public health emergency, DEA is proposing a rollback on flexibility for remote prescribing. If the DEA’s proposed rules become final, ATA warned in a statement , patients “will fall through the cracks, creating a significant and avoidable public health crisis.”

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2024

It ensures patients have medical coverage with a VRGS doctor who can answer their questions and discuss their condition, supported by an on-site nursing staff. South NSW Local Health District will be trialling the service at five initial sites in Bombala, Braidwood, Crookwell, Delegate and Yass from July, according to a media statement.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

JULY 18, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On July 15, 2022, the United States again renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency, allowing millions of Americans special access to free tests, vaccines, and treatments. The public health emergency was initially declared in January 2020, when the [.].

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Med-Net Compliance

AUGUST 4, 2022

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit and found that selected nursing homes may not have complied with federal requirements for infection prevention and control and emergency preparedness. Specifically, 28 of 39 nursing homes they audited had possible deficiencies.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 20, 2022

Hopefully the Congress and state legislatures will act soon to ensure the temporary reimbursement expansions for telemedicine will continue after the public health emergency ends. Telehealth solutions also can be used to share knowledge from experienced nurses.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 13, 2023

Based on a press release, Parkway Shenton looks to roll out 24/7 doctor and nurse house calls, remote health monitoring, as well as, medical consultations and hospital-level care at home for patients. Enterprise Taxonomy: Quality Care Patient Access Population and Public Health Care

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 25, 2022

billion) to require each aged care service to have a round-the-clock registered nurse on-site, as well as raise the time spent with each resident. Enterprise Taxonomy: Investing Population and Public Health Quality Care Business Care. In addition to the ICT budget, the government is also providing A$2.5 billion ($1.6

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Modern Healthcare

APRIL 15, 2022

“And while we are learning to live with this virus and when we should ramp up and ramp down with our preparedness, we are able to move on from these orders which served a very important purpose,” said Manisha Juthani, the state's public health commissioner.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

By the late nineteenth century, North American public policy made use of large-scale isolated institutions, such as nursing homes, asylums, boarding homes, psychiatric hospitals, and group homes to provide services for those labeled as having disabilities. public health policy (e.g., public health policy (e.g.,

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Hall Render

JULY 18, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has given itself an extra year to review and assess skilled nursing facility proposed regulations issued in 2019. In such circumstances, HHS may vary the final rule publication timeline. To meet the three-year timeline, the final rule would have to be published by July 18, 2022.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

. – Effective October 1, 2022, state law will require the state-designated HIE to provide data in real-time to individuals and organizations involved in the treatment and care coordination of patients and to public health officials to support public health goals. will be able to operate more effectively.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has retooled guidance it armed surveyors with regarding how to survey skilled nursing facilities for compliance with the CMS staff vaccine requirements. Skilled nursing facility staff vaccination rates under 100% of unexcepted staff constitute noncompliance under the regulations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 25, 2023

The company says that it aggregates a care team of nurses, doctors, pharmacists, coordinators and others and partners with payers, providers and employers. public health departments with implementing sexual health testing to reduce the incidence of rising sexually transmitted infections in their communities.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 5, 2023

However, as the public health crisis alert has been downgraded following the drop in COVID-19 infections, providing telemedicine services is no longer permitted today in South Korea. Enterprise Taxonomy: Population and Public Health Telehealth Care Patient Access

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 5, 2024

Another use case for immersive VR experiences is nurse empathy training. Training via this method enables nurses to gain firsthand insights into the challenges and perspectives associated with various medical conditions. About Jessica Rengstorf, Director, U.S Healthcare Strategy at Endava Jessica Rengstorf Director, U.S

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Delivered by the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network and Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD), the free virtualKIDS service connects families with a clinical nurse who helps determine the best care pathway for their children and their non-life-threatening health concerns.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The issue is expected to have a profound impact on the aged care sector as it is predicted to be competing with other nursing sectors to hire and retain between 20,000 to 40,000 available staff over the next two years. Sarah Dring, a clinical nurse consultant, shared with HealthcareIT News her experience with the new virtual service.

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