Trump Administration Proposes to Expand Telehealth Benefits Permanently for Medicare Beneficiaries
CMS is proposing changes to expand telehealth permanently, consistent with the Executive Order on Improving Rural and Telehealth Access that President Trump signed. The Executive Order and proposed rule advance…
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Three Nursing Homes Get Warnings from Massachusetts
The Massachusetts’ state Medicaid program has issued termination notices to three private nursing homes in the state for allegedly failing to meet care expectations during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Two states, two responses | A look at how Tennessee and Kentucky are handling COVID-19
On July 26, Dr. Deborah Birx visited Kentucky with a strong message: take action now before it’s too late.
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Male nurse sues NJ nursing home over alleged sexual harassment by supervisor
A Pleasantville man claims he lost his job at an area nursing home job after complaining that his female supervisor wouldn’t stop making sexually harassing comments.
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California failed to test some of the most regular nursing home visitors: inspectors
Despite requiring routine testing of residents and employees, there’s one group California health officials have knowingly sent from nursing home to nursing home without first testing them for the lethal…
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Washington doctor accused of working at a nursing home while infected with COVID-19, spreading virus
As the novel coronavirus ravaged nursing homes in the early weeks of the pandemic, a doctor continued to see elderly and frail patients at one Renton facility despite having symptoms…
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US DOL Cites Ohio Nursing Facilities for Failing to Fully Implement Respiratory Programs to Protect Employees from Coronavirus
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited healthcare company OHNH EMP LLC for violating respiratory protection standards following an inspection initiated after the company…
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The DHHS and the DOJ Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report for FY 2019
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice have released their Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2019. Read it online…
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OCR Resolves Complaint after Hospital Accommodates Medical Student’s Religious Needs during COVID-19
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the resolution of a complaint against Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) in New…
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OCR Resolves Religious Discrimination Complaint after Maryland Hospital System Ensures Patients Can Receive Religious Visitations during COVID-19
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the resolution of a religious discrimination complaint against Prince George’s Hospital Center of…
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