CVS and Walgreens Agree to Verbal Consent for COVID-19 Vaccinations
Many nursing facilities across the United States have had a challenging time obtaining written consent for the COVID-19 vaccination for their residents. Both CVS and Walgreens, who will be vaccinating…
Read More »New Mexico Court Finds Nursing Homes Creating Own Criteria for Visitors during Pandemic Unconstitutional
Two families sued for the right to visit relatives in hospice care during New Mexico’s pandemic-related restrictions of visitors in nursing homes. The judge presiding over the case ruled an…
Read More »CDC Releases Updates to COVID-19 Toolkit for Healthcare Providers
On December 29, 2020, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updates to their COVID-19 toolkit for healthcare providers. Among their featured resources is a toolkit for COVID-19…
Read More »CDC Provides Summary to Optimize N-95 Respirators Masks in Healthcare Settings
On December 29, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided a summary to help healthcare facilities optimize supplies of disposable N-95 filtering facepiece respirators when there is…
Read More »CDC Updates Strategies to Optimize Medical Exam Gloves in Healthcare Settings
On December 23, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their series of strategies to optimize supplies of medical exam gloves in healthcare settings when there is…
Read More »CDC Updates Strategies to Optimize Eye Protection in Healthcare Settings
On December 22, 2020, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their series of strategies to optimize supplies of eye protection in healthcare settings when there is a…
Read More »OIG Provides Recommendations to CMS after Review of Focused Infection Control and Complaint Surveys
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is recommending to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that they assess the results of their infection control survey and revise the…
Read More »A Fire in a NY Nursing Home Probable Cause of Spread of COVID-19
On November 15, 2020, a fire broke out in a nursing facility’s maintenance garage in New York. A week after the fire, COVID-19 was spreading through the facility. As of…
Read More »OCR Issues Guidance on HIPAA, HIE, and Disclosures of PHI for Public Health Purposes
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance addressing how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996…
Read More »Illinois Lawmakers Approve Safeguards to Improve Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
In 2018, Illinois was ranked 50th in the nation for direct care nursing hours per resident per day, and were the second worst in the nation for long-stay residents receiving…
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