AGG Talks: Healthcare Insights Podcast - Episode 6: Charting the Future of Nursing Home Staffing
Hospice Insights Podcast - A Refresh: What’s New in the New OIG General Compliance Program Guidance
Hospice and Home Health Survey Perspectives: A Conversation with Kim Skehan, VP of Accreditation at CHAP
An Alternative to Consolidations: Key Considerations for Management Services Organizations
A Very “Special” Episode: Amid Controversy, CMS Launches the Hospice Special Focus Program
Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: The Upside of Compliance Plans for Senior Care Facilities
Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: Is Your Senior Care Facility Ready for Day One (and Two) of a Certification or Complaint Survey?
What Does It Mean? Understanding the Practical Implications of the New 36-Month Rule for Hospices
Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: Agency Investigations of Senior Care Facilities
Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: Crisis and Incident Response for Senior Care Facilities
Rob DeConti on the Latest Guidance and Insights from the OIG at HHS
Strategic Restructuring for the Future, Putting a Plan Into Action: A Conversation With Gloria Brooks on Building End-of-Life Partnerships
Healthcare Headlines Episode 3 - Stay Ready: Trends in Healthcare False Claims Act Investigations
TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD! Planning for Post-Retirement Medical Expenses with 401(h) Plans
TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD! Planning for Post-Retirement Medical Expenses With 401(h) Plans
NOWOTNY KNOWS SQUAT! Part IV Using Post-Retirement Medical Plans to Raise AUM and Sell Life Insurance
NOWOTNY ON DEATH AND TAXES EPISODE 35 USING POST-RETIREMENT MEDICAL PLANS TO RAISE AUM
Medicaid Minute: Did Medicaid Send You a Notice Saying Your Care Cost May Be Increasing?
Hospice Insights Podcast: Innovators Series - A Conversation with Carla Davis, CEO of Heart of Hospice LLC
Long-Term Care Investigations: Critical Steps To Mitigate Risk and Protect Your Residents, Staff and Reputation
Among additional measures announced by the Biden administration on August 18 in response to the proliferation of the Delta variant of COVID-19, the Department of Health and Human Services is directed to implement guidelines...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has announced its intention to release an interim final rule over the course of the next several...more
One of the last pieces of legislation the Iowa legislature sent to Governor Kim Reynolds’ desk for guaranteed signature was a bill banning vaccine passports in Iowa. House File 889 contains several prohibitions regarding...more
As vaccination rates climb and Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities begin to reopen, the beginning of a return to “normal” also brings the extension of a familiar theme for LTC facilities: new rules and new penalties for...more
On May 11, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services published an interim final rule/guidance to establish COVID-19 vaccination requirements for Long-Term Care...more
On May 11, 2021, CMS issued an interim final rule requiring that nursing homes and other congregate care facilities: (1) educate all residents and staff about COVID-19 vaccines; (2) offer COVID-19 vaccines to all residents...more
In Washington: On April 13, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and Federal Drug Administration (FDA) paused the production of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six women participants in the U.S. developed...more
Helpful Hints - CMS Updates Nursing Home Guidance with Revised Visitation Recommendations - On March 10, 2021, CMS announced guidance on expanding indoor visitation in nursing homes, in response to significant...more
Why It Matters - The guidance relaxes and quells confusion around visitation guidelines created by the increasing prevalence and availability of vaccines for COVID-19....more
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis launched an investigation into One Medical’s COVID-19 vaccine-distribution practices. In a letter, Subcommittee Chair James Clyburn (D-SC) highlighted the need for...more
In Washington: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned that gym users should wear masks when exercising, even if they are more than six feet apart, and gyms need to improve ventilation. A new agency report...more
With much fanfare earlier this month, mass media outlets touted revised guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that individuals who have been fully vaccinated can “skip” quarantine if they become...more
COVID vaccines are starting to roll out to nursing homes across the country, signaling the beginning of the end of the pandemic. Once your loved one has had both doses of the vaccine, you may be able to visit, but precautions...more
As the country prepares to end the fight against COVID-19, questions regarding the distribution of vaccines have understandably been at the forefront of the minds of Long-Term Care Facilities (“LTCF”). Indeed, those questions...more
On October 16, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) announced a partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), the Department of Defense (“DoD”), and pharmacy retailers, CVS and...more