On December 10, 2020, HHS and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced “proposed changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to support individuals’ engagement in their care, remove barriers to coordinated care, and reduce regulatory burdens on the health care industry. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking … Read More
CMS SNF/LTC open door forum – Thursday, December 17, 2020
The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for: Date: Thursday, December 17, 2020 Start Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. Conference Leaders: Todd Smith & Jill Darling **This Agenda is … Read More
Pneumococcal vaccine timing for adults
The CDC has an updated visual resource to help you with Pneumococcal Vaccine Timing for Adults. This is a 4-page resource that was updated June 25, 2020. Here’s what the first and last pages look like: I encourage you to download/save/print this guidance for current and future reference.
CMS updates NH COVID-19 data for week ending November 29, 2020
CMS has just updated NH COVID-19 data for week ending November 29, 2020. Note that CMS is now reporting staff cases as well as resident cases (thank you CMS – both are important pieces of data!). The above info on staff cases and deaths is found at here.
AHCA/NCAL updates COVID-19 pharmacy partnership for LTC program overview/FAQ
AHCA/NCAL updated their Overview and FAQ document (9-pages) on December 8, 2020. This is an excellent resource document. Please download and review with your team as we move closer to EUA (Emergency Use Authorization) which could come as early as today – December 10, 2020. I also encourage you to check out … Read More