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Nursing community collaboration on the European COVID-19 front-lines

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth Women In Health IT Workforce The pandemic has underlined the importance of nurses working together and ensuring we are better prepared for any future crisis, as highlighted during the 'European Nurses Facing COVID-19' webinar. Patients have embraced the shift to digital, with nurses supporting digital engagement.

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Key Areas of Focus for Skilled Nursing Facilities as the Public Health Emergency Ends

Hall Render

The end of the PHE has a significant impact on skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”) as it ends the remaining regulatory blanket waivers, revisits resident Medicaid eligibility and changes many COVID regulations that were issued during the PHE. In 2020, CMS revised the nursing home infection control regulations at 42 CFR § 483.80

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Nursing Home Update: CMS Unwinds Vaccine Mandate and More Regulations as Public Health Emergency End Nears

Hall Render

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 The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-886. COVID Vaccine Education. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-887.

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Ten California SNFs Settle with Attorney General for Quality of Care Allegations

Healthcare Compliance Blog

Ten California based skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have resolved allegations brought on by the California Attorney General (AG) resulting in a $3.25 This allegation includes over reporting the number of hours that nurses provided care to residents to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). million settlement.

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RTLS In Healthcare: Optimizing ROI for Health Systems

HIT Consultant

Beneficial visibility is achieved through IoT-enabled location technology, badges, tags, and sensors. The key components for success are early transparency, proactivity, and staff education on the technology’s use cases. This is especially important when it comes to new safety and duress tools.

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Employees of Two Hospitals Post Unauthorized Photos and a Video of Patients

Med-Net Compliance

Two recent cases highlight the importance of skilled nursing facilities maintaining and enforcing social media policies and procedures, and proactively educating staff in acceptable practices. The employee posted the photo with emoji symbols and tagged a coworker in the post.

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Louisiana Woman Arrested for Stealing from Nursing Home Resident

Healthcare Compliance Blog

Issue: It is the obligation of each nursing facility to protect residents from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Discussion Points: Review your policies on misappropriation of resident’s belongings or funds to ensure that they meet all requirements of the resident financial rights F-Tags 567 through 571. Her bond was set at $26,000.