Texas — The state has formed a “strike force” to help assess and combat the coronavirus crisis in its more than 1,200 nursing homes.
Groups battle over who will pay bill for employee testing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2020
Nursing home operators and insurers are butting heads over who should pick up the tab for COVID-19 employee testing.
Don’t seize stimulus checks, CMS warns
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2020
In a sternly worded statement, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reminded providers that federal law prohibits nursing homes from seizing residents’ COVID-19-related economic impact payments.
Ask the legal expert: What scenarios are providers being sued due to COVID-19?
By
John Durso
Jul 02, 2020
What are the scenarios under which organizations serving seniors are being sued by plaintiffs such as residents, their families, employees or regulatory entities due to COVID-19?
New tools, funding catapult remote monitoring forward
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2020
Remote monitoring options continue to grow during the age of COVID-19, with many software vendors improving their offerings specifically for long-term care providers.
Netsmart acquires consulting firm QIRT
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2020
Electronic health record provider Netsmart has acquired post-acute healthcare consulting firm Quality In Real Time to become the largest service provider in the post-acute community.
July/August CompanyBriefs
Jul 02, 2020
Electronic medical recordprovider Casamba has created the free Casamba Small Business Network to provide qualified skilled EMR customers with resources and a place to educate and share best practices.
How to do it … Hiring in the COVID-19 era
By
John Hall
Jul 02, 2020
Because of bountiful job openings and bustling economies, candidates sometimes have skipped the conventions of courtesy while racing toward the best offers. With COVID-19, ghosting is rising even faster...
Small house, big appeal
By
John Andrews
Jul 02, 2020
The Cornerstone Cottage at Marblehead continues Otterbein’s
mission of providing a vibrant community, with great views to boot.
George Floyd and you
By
John O'Connor
Jul 02, 2020
Could you imagine if dozens of parades took place in Virginia every summer? Not of the July 4 variety, mind you. But rather, to mark General Grant’s victory in the Battle of Appomattox? How do you think...