New Guidelines for Nursing Homes to Combat COVID-19 Issued by US Administration
Nursing homes have been issued additional guidelines by the Trump Administration to help prevent the spread of and combat COVID-19. Previously, nursing homes were required to be closed to visitors…
Read More »CMS Issues Electronic Toolkit for Providing Telehealth and Telemedicine in Nursing Homes
Responding to the COVID-19 crisis, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued an electronic toolkit for nursing home facilities to use as a guide for providing expanded…
Read More »Federal Government Issues Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Congress recently passed and the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) that requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave and expanded family and…
Read More »Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Issues Bulletin to Remind Covered Entities of Their Obligations to Prohibit Discrimination During COVID-19 Emergency
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued a bulletin reminding covered entities that it is particularly focused on ensuring that no instances of unlawful discrimination occur involving people with…
Read More »Massachusetts Nursing Home Moves Residents to Create First Dedicated Coronavirus Treatment Center
Responding to a request by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and the University of Massachusetts Medical Center to become the first nursing home in the state totally dedicated…
Read More »Nursing Homes and Hospitals Divided over Caring for the Elderly Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Nursing homes in several states have found themselves in standoffs with hospitals over requests to re-admit residents who were previously sent to hospitals for medical care. The nursing homes are…
Read More »New Targeted Facility Inspection Plan for Healthcare Facilities Announced by CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services (CMS) announced March 23 results from a recent inspection of the Washington nursing home that is considered the epicenter for the COVID-19 outbreak…
Read More »Justice Department Issues Temporary Restraining Order against Website Offering Fraudulent Coronavirus Vaccine
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its first enforcement action in Texas on March 21 against operators of a fraudulent website who were engaging in a wire fraud scheme that…
Read More »Cyber-criminals Using Coronavirus to Gain Access to Healthcare Providers’ Systems and Steal Personal Information
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the growing concerns and fears it presents for people and healthcare providers in every state throughout the U.S. enables cyber-criminals to use people’s concerns to…
Read More »Illinois Nursing Home Coronavirus Cluster of 22 Announced, First Death in State Reported
Nearly two dozen people have tested positive for coronavirus at a nursing home in the suburbs of Chicago, state officials announced Tuesday, as 160 cases have been reported in Illinois….
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