Tag: COVID-19
Nursing home deaths spiked 32% among Medicare beneficiaries during 2020, OIG finds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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