CMS Publishes New Interim Final Rule for COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Requirements for Residents and Staff
On May 11, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published an interim final rule with comment period that establishes long-term care (LTC) facility vaccine requirements for residents…
Read More »CMS Releases New Training for Cognitive and Mood Assessment for SNF Providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a free four-course training series on May 7, 2021. The series provides an overview of the general and key clinical considerations…
Read More »Owner of Medical Clinic in Texas Convicted of Conspiracy and Aiding and Abetting Healthcare Fraud
An owner and operator of a Texas Medical Clinic has been ordered to serve a total of 300 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by three years of…
Read More »SNF Quality Reporting Program Data Submission Deadlines
The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014 requires public reporting of quality measures (QMs) which relate to the care provided in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), as well…
Read More »EHR Company Agrees to Pay $3.8M to Resolve Allegations of Illegal Kickbacks
A Miami-based developer of electronic health records (EHR) software products and related services has agreed to pay $3,806,966.70 to resolve allegations that it paid unlawful kickbacks to generate sales of…
Read More »NY Medical Center Agrees to Settle Claims of Employment Discrimination by US Army Reservist
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York has announced a settlement with a Brooklyn Medical Center to resolve a lawsuit filed on behalf of a Lieutenant…
Read More »Virginia SNF Operators Agree to Settle Americans with Disabilities Act Allegations
A Virginia skilled nursing facility has agreed to pay compensatory damages and a civil penalty, in addition to enacting remedial actions for residents with disabilities, to settle allegations that it…
Read More »$5.5 Million Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit against a New York Nursing Home for Short-Staffing
A class-action lawsuit was filed against a New York nursing home in 2019 for being unsafe, understaffed, and negligent in its care of residents. In April 2021, a judge approved…
Read More »COVID-19 Deaths in Nursing Homes Continue to Fall
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) reports that since December 2020, the US has fully vaccinated over 1.4 million residents in long-term care facilities (LTCF) and over 1 million LTCF staff….
Read More »Florida LPN Arrested for Exploitation of a Resident in a Nursing Home
A licensed practical nurse (LPN) from Florida has been arrested for exploitation of an elderly person. An investigation conducted by the Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) determined…
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