The independent, 25-member Coronavirus Commission on Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes (Commission) convened earlier this year by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to study lessons learned from the early...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) earlier this month issued a series of frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) regarding the point-of-care (“POC”) program to provide certain Medicare and Medicaid certified...more
Recent enforcement activity by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) underscores the risks posed by the deployment of N95 and other respirators by long-term care providers, including nursing homes and...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust many long-term care providers, including nursing home, assisted living, and other health care providers, into uncharted waters, forcing them to secure adequate supplies of personal protective...more
In recognition that some nursing homes in states that are not experiencing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases are beginning to loosen restrictions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) has quietly updated its...more
As government agencies inch toward resumption of normal activities despite the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is following suit and announced that the agency has...more
Early statistics and data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) reveal the extent to which COVID-19 has affected Medicare beneficiaries generally and nursing home residents in particular....more
In a sure sign that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over at least for nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) published revised guidance for testing...more
At a time when many nursing homes are struggling with outbreaks of COVID-19, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on May 20, 2020 released a report detailing the prevalence of infection prevention and control (IPC)...more
With statistics indicating that deaths from COVID-19 among nursing home residents represent an alarming percentage of total COVID-19 deaths in a number of states, a cautious approach to reopening nursing homes is no doubt...more
Although many states are beginning to relax stay-at-home and other restrictions in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to issue or revise COVID-19...more
After nearly a month without new or updated guidance for nursing homes and assisted living facilities (collectively, “LTCFs”), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), on May 14, released new guidance focused...more
Two days before official publication in the Federal Register of an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period that, inter alia, establishes new reporting and notification requirements applicable to nursing homes, the Centers for...more
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The Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSOG) within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), issued a memorandum on April 24, 2020, which outlines temporary changes to the Nursing Home Compare website and Five...more
On March 12, 2020, an Appeals Panel of the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (“USP”) granted appeals to revisions of two compounding standards—General Chapter <795> Pharmaceutical Compounding – Nonsterile Preparation...more