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Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - July 2024 #3

News Briefs - Joint Employer Rule Withdrawn by National Labor Relations Board - The National Labor Relations Board withdrew its appeal of a district court ruling that enjoined its "joint employer" final rule....more

Baker Donelson

How Health Care Providers Can Avoid Class Certification

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Introduction - Providing health care services comes with significant risk. When a provider is caring for the physical or emotional well-being of others, much can go wrong that potentially subjects the provider to a lawsuit....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - September 15th, Minneapolis, MN

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer practitioners convenient, local compliance education that covers a wide variety of current and emerging...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Utilizing the MDS as a resident's rights and risk-reduction strategy in long-term care

CT magazine (October 2022) - The frailty syndrome is an emerging concept for providers who care for individuals with significant comorbidities, advanced age, or a decline in functional or cognitive status; the more...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Promises Implementation and Compliance Challenges for Long-Term Care Facilities

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), on June 10, 2021, released a long-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) to protect workers that provide healthcare and healthcare support services from...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Georgia DPH Provides Guidance to LTCFs on Admitting Residents from a Hospital

As coronavirus infections continue to spike nationwide prompting an increase in hospitalizations, the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) recently issued interim guidance for long-term care facilities (LTCFs), including...more

McAfee & Taft

A brief history of the future: Healthcare amid the pandemic

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We want to share our perspective about various legal and regulatory issues and business challenges affecting the healthcare industry from COVID-19, along with a few anticipated changes in the legal and regulatory climate. ...more

Fisher Phillips

Whistleblower Lawsuit Can Teach Healthcare Employers How To Proactively Manage COVID-19 Risks

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It is no surprise that COVID-19 whistleblower lawsuits are being filed against healthcare employers – and a recent claim filed by a former assistant director at a nursing home facility reveals ways in which healthcare...more

Baker Donelson

CMS Alerts Nursing Homes of Additional COVID-19 Reporting Requirements to CDC and Residents

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On April 19, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that in addition to requiring that nursing homes report communicable diseases, healthcare-associated infections, and potential outbreaks to...more

Dechert LLP

Nursing Homes and Other Senior Living Facilities Can Take Practical Steps to Reduce Litigation Risks

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The COVID-19 pandemic finds nursing homes and other senior living facilities confronting unprecedented operational challenges and risks. The highly vulnerable population served, combined with the near impossibility of both...more

Lathrop GPM

Minimizing Risk of Liability Under the False Claims Act in the COVID-19 World

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Long-term care providers face multiple challenges that have put them at the epicenter of the COVID-19 public health crisis. Not only is COVID-19 exacting an extraordinary and tragic human toll on nursing homes, it is creating...more

Williams Mullen

CMS’s COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facility Guidance is an Invaluable Tool for Resident Care and Risk Mitigation

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The COVID-19 pandemic has placed long-term care facilities at the forefront of an unprecedented battle to maintain heightened infection control standards while also managing limited resources. To help facilities manage these...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CMS Updates Infection Control Guidance with Focus on Dialysis Facilities

On March 30, 2020, CMS issued updates to its March 9, 2020, memo from the Quality Safety and Oversight (QSO) Group on controlling and preventing the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in dialysis facilities and other...more

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New FAQs Clarify Colorado Emergency Paid Sick Leave Rules

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The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment released new FAQs to clarify requirements under the Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay (“Colorado HELP”) Rules, issued on March 11, 2020, that require certain employers to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CMS COVID-19 Infection Control Guidance for Nursing, Hospice, Home Health and Dialysis Facilities

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSO) standards for infection control and prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nursing facilities,...more

Littler

Colorado Emergency Rule Requires Up to 4 Paid Sick Leave Days for Employees with Flu-Like Symptoms Who Are Tested for COVID-19

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On March 11, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment issued Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay (“Colorado HELP”) Rules that require certain employers to provide paid sick leave for employees with flu-like...more

Morgan Lewis - Health Law Scan

CMS Issues Guidance on COVID-19 for Hospice and Nursing Home Providers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a statement on March 9 related to actions the agency is taking to protect the health and safety of patients and providers. CMS urges providers to stay abreast of CDC...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Changing Legal Issues for Providers Regarding COVID-19: Long Term Care Was First – Who Will Be Next? - Healthcare Alert

Virtually everyone has seen numerous news reports each day for the past week about multiple confirmed cases of COVID-19 in long term care facilities. Those reports started with a skilled nursing facility in Kirkland,...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

CMS announces actions to address the spread of COVID-19

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On March 4, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced several actions aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus)....more

Williams Mullen

Nursing Facilities to Face Surveyors’ Review of Photo and Video Policies

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this month took aim at the unauthorized taking and sharing of photos and videos – including through social media – in nursing facilities. In response to media reports and...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert - The Government Makes a Business Associate Pay: What HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates Can Learn from...

The government has entered into its first settlement with a HIPAA business associate, including a $650,000.00 monetary penalty, ushering in a new period of enforcement for third parties who use Protected Health Information...more

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