Healthcare Law Insights blog

APRIL 25, 2022

Prior to the pandemic a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid pilot study yielded positive results with respect to hospital readmission rates and follow-up emergency department visits. Barring Congressional action, this waiver is set to expire at the end of the Public Health Emergency , which CMS recently indicated would be in July 2022.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 25, 2022

On March 23, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice in the federal register announcing a limited re-opening of the comment period regarding OSHA’s final standard to protect healthcare and healthcare support service workers from occupational exposure to COVID-19. Contact us.

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Missouri skilled nursing facility residents (N=253) reported that 49% of residents rely on staff to clean their mouth, many have no Medicare dental coverage, and Medicaid covers a limited number of dental services (The Oral Health of Adults, 2022). People with less than 20 teeth have problems eating healthy food.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Primary care practices have a median of 24% of their accounts receivable (A/R) over 120 days old, according to MGMA’s 2022 Cost and Revenue Survey. At the same time, payer changes are happening more often, reimbursement is taking longer, and claim errors are increasing, according to the State of Claims 2022 report from Experian.

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Celayix

MARCH 5, 2024

In 2022, there were 14.6 When it comes to standard employees, the employer witholds federal income taxes, and often even contribute to Social Security and Medicare tax. Benefits of hiring a contract worker for business owners. In each instance, there might be a different employer employee relationship.

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American Nurse

JUNE 13, 2024

One example is local ordinance such as zoning law that prohibits certain kinds of businesses within a designated distance from a school. Examples include Medicare and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Social policy pertains to decisions that promote the welfare of the public. 2024, January 22). link] Mason, D.,

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The Nurse Break

AUGUST 24, 2022

The last 2 years have been hard for so many of our front line clinicians, many expressed their frustrations, anger and distress for a number of the decisions or potential lack of decisions made around a number of policies, pay, working conditions and medicare review outcomes. Be seen, be approachable and be nice.

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Capitol Beat

DECEMBER 22, 2022

This year was a busy and turbulent time for all of us as we continued to navigate life under the COVID-19 pandemic—and nobody knows this more than nurses and healthcare workers. If enacted, this bill will remove practice barriers for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), improving access to care for Medicare and Medicaid patients.

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American Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The 2022 public health data paint a dismal picture for chronic disease management and outcomes ( Table 1 ). 2022, January) Preterm Birth. America’s Health Rankings 2022 Annual Report. America’s Health Rankings 2022 Annual Report. 2022, October). 2 March of Dimes. March of Dimes Report Card. 4 March of Dimes.

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American Nurse

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This bill would establish a permanent funding stream in Medicare for hospitals to partner with schools of nursing, community-based care settings, and other hospitals to increase clinical education for APRN students. ANA also proudly supported introduction of the Educating Future Nurses Act (S.

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Relias

APRIL 6, 2022

New requirements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in November 2021 and a new time-limited enforcement effort by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced in March call for focused inspections and put a higher level of scrutiny on nursing home compliance and the quality of care provided.

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Scrubs

JUNE 21, 2023

The average net price of generic drugs fell by more than half between 2016 and 2022 , according to research by Anthony Sardella, a business professor at Washington University in St. Some are going out of business. Akorn, which made 75 common generics, went bankrupt and closed in February. generics plants running full time.

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American Nurse

JULY 29, 2024

It’s a really tough business right now,” said Mark Parkinson, president and chief executive of one trade group, the American Health Care Association. Ron DeSantis signed legislation in 2022 to loosen the staffing rules for all homes. And federal enforcement of those rules is still years off. In Florida, Gov.

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Scrubs

JULY 16, 2024

It’s a really tough business right now,” said Mark Parkinson, president and chief executive of one trade group, the American Health Care Association. Ron DeSantis signed legislation in 2022 to loosen the staffing rules for all homes. And federal enforcement of those rules is still years off. In Florida, Gov.

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