Feds to supply $15M in grants to support community mental health clinics … Biden administration scrambles for Evusheld backup as new variants arise … Providers are main target of race-related healthcare...
‘They heard us’: Partner program to allow fast LTC access to federal stock of COVID-19 drugs
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 04, 2022
The federal Long-Term Care Partner Program aims to quickly get time-sensitive COVID-19 treatments to facilities when an outbreak occurs. The first drug available via the portal will be molnupiravir, followed...
SNF victory in federal appeals court expected to cause review of other deficiency cases
By
John Hall
Mar 09, 2015
A federal appeals court has upheld fines emanating from a pair of deficiencies found and affirmed at a California nursing home. But the provider and its legal counsel are thrilled because the court also...
Expand electronic health record incentives to long-term care, providers insist
Sep 05, 2012
Federal health officials need to expand incentives for adopting Stage 3 Meaningful Use criteria for electronic health records to long-term care operators, a provider group demands in a new report.