Tag: COVID-19

Nursing home deaths spiked 32% among Medicare beneficiaries during 2020, OIG finds
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Nursing home deaths spiked 32% among Medicare beneficiaries during 2020, OIG finds

knicx- September 21, 2022

More than 2 in 5 Medicare beneficiaries living in a nursing home were diagnosed or likely had COVID-19 during 2020, according to a new report ... Read More

CDC's new guidance for treating COVID-19 long-haulers warns against relying on labs, imaging results alone
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CDC's new guidance for treating COVID-19 long-haulers warns against relying on labs, imaging results alone

knicx- September 13, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new interim guidance late Monday for healthcare providers treating patients with post-COVID conditions—an umbrella term the ... Read More

To debunk COVID-19 vaccine myths, well being officers ought to flip to the identical supply that spreads them—social media
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To debunk COVID-19 vaccine myths, well being officers ought to flip to the identical supply that spreads them—social media

knicx- August 20, 2022

Among the many many COVID-19 vaccine myths circulating on social media, one of many extra persistent false rumors is that the vaccine causes infertility, in ... Read More

Trinity Well being mandates COVID-19 vaccination for all 117,000 workers, enterprise companions
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Trinity Well being mandates COVID-19 vaccination for all 117,000 workers, enterprise companions

knicx- July 2, 2022

Trinity Well being is the newest—and now the most important—U.S. supplier group to roll out a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all of its workers. Introduced ... Read More

OIG: CMS lacks the tooth to make sure hospitals are prepared for rising infectious illnesses
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OIG: CMS lacks the tooth to make sure hospitals are prepared for rising infectious illnesses

knicx- June 15, 2022

A federal watchdog discovered the Facilities for Medicare & Medicaid Companies (CMS) lacked the authority to make sure that accredited hospitals had acceptable rising infectious ... Read More

Hospitals to Biden: Don't contact reduction funds or restore sequester cuts to pay for infrastructure
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Hospitals to Biden: Don't contact reduction funds or restore sequester cuts to pay for infrastructure

knicx- June 4, 2022

Hospital teams are demanding that President Joe Biden and Congress keep away from diverting unspent COVID-19 reduction funds to assist pay for a bipartisan infrastructure ... Read More

153 Houston Methodist workers have resigned or had been fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccination
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153 Houston Methodist workers have resigned or had been fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccination

knicx- May 29, 2022

Two weeks after being suspended for refusing to adjust to Houston Methodist's necessary COVID-19 coverage, 153 workers have both voluntarily resigned or been terminated by ... Read More