OIG audit gives home health industry a passing grade with room for improvement
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 29, 2021
Six out of eight home health agencies had infection control policies and procedures in place that met Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requirements.
Study: Pandemic increased the number of homebound, isolated seniors
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Diane Eastabrook
Aug 25, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic may have led to more older adults living at home and heightened their risk of infection from COVID-19, according to a new JAMA Internal Medicine study.
ArchCare aiming to become first PACE program mandating vaccinations
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Diane Eastabrook
Aug 09, 2021
ArchCare, which operates three PACE centers in the New York City metro area, is mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all 5,000 of its employees
FDA panel approves COVID-19 boosters for those 65 and older
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Diane Eastabrook
Sep 17, 2021
A Food and Drug Administration panel Friday unanimously approved booster shots of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 65 and anyone over 16 who is at high risk of developing a severe...
Higher number of senior deaths were outside of nursing homes: Kaiser Health News
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Diane Eastabrook
Aug 09, 2021
A study by the Department of Health and Human Services found that roughly 60% of seniors who died from COVID-19 during an eight-month period lived in settings outside of nursing homes, according to a report...
In wake of new OSHA targeting program, home health providers need to step up infection control game,...
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Diane Eastabrook
Mar 18, 2021
A home healthcare consultant warns providers to practice vigilance with staff now that home health companies are coming under scrutiny under a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration program.
Continue audio-only telehealth, American Medical Association urges CMS
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Diane Eastabrook
Apr 06, 2021
On Monday, the American Medical Association (AMA) asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue paying for audio-only telehealth visits beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency...
AHA to all healthcare professionals: Get vaccinated against COVID-19
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Diane Eastabrook
Jul 23, 2021
The American Hospital Association is urging its members and all healthcare professionals to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Intermountain Healthcare expands hospital-at-home to COVID-19 patients
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Diane Eastabrook
Aug 10, 2021
Intermountain Healthcare, a leader in hospital-at-home, is expanding its hospital-at-home program to patients with COVID-19. The expansion is part of the Utah-based hospital system’s effort to provide...
OSHA releases COVID-19 safety rule for healthcare settings; exempts fully vaccinated home health workers...
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 10, 2021
The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Thursday rolled out a new emergency temporary standard protecting all healthcare workers against COVID-19, including those...