Providers want CMS to delay proposal for new HAI, hospitalization measure
LeadingAge is ‘concerned’ about a proposed measure tracking healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization.
Policy
High-ranking CMS official wants more value-based care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is strongly emphasizing value-based care payments under President Joe Biden’s administration and might even consider making new models mandatory.
New federal guidance says employers can require COVID-19 vaccine giving providers ‘peace of mind’
Long-term care providers can require staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment, according to new guidance released late last week by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
New CMS vaccination reporting mandate could drive nursing homes to reach 75% staff goal
Providers say they are onboard with a new COVID-19 vaccination reporting mandate announced by federal health officials on Tuesday — calling the additional transparency “critical” for the industry to meet its own staff vaccination goals.
BREAKING: New CMS rule requires LTC providers to report weekly COVID vaccine data, which will be made public
Long-term care facilities will be required to report weekly data on COVID-19 vaccination status for both residents and staff, and it will be made public, under a new federal rule released Tuesday.
Mandate staff vaccines or promote them with a $1K bonus? Which one works best might surprise you.
Two nursing home providers in separate areas of the United States were able to far exceed national averages for COVID-19 vaccination among staff members, despite using contrasting methods — a $1,000 bonus in one building and a vaccine mandate in the other. Both recently detailed successes with their respective efforts, which led to nearly the same uptake rate.
Industry urged to address structural racism after study links race, likelihood of COVID-19 in nursing homes
Following a study that linked the likelihood of COVID-19 cases and deaths in a nursing home to the racial makeup of its surrounding community, a New York-based research team is calling on the federal government to address structural racism and its negative health impacts on minorities.
Providers push Congress for permanent telehealth capabilities — pandemic’s ‘silver lining’
Long-term care stakeholders are looking forward to telehealth policies remaining a “very, very hot topic” in Congress during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and beyond. Service providers say they are optimistic lawmakers will act, but want to make sure they are properly reimbursed in the end.
COVID testing requirements relaxed for fully vaccinated nursing home workers, residents
Fully vaccinated nursing home workers and other healthcare personnel who are asymptomatic can be exempt from expanded COVID-19 testing under new recommendations unveiled Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
BREAKING: CDC lifts restrictions on dining, other activities for fully vaccinated nursing home residents
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday released new guidance that allows fully vaccinated nursing home residents to resume dining activities and in-room visits without masking or social distancing restrictions.
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