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| SPONSORED BY COVID-19: Costing & Reporting Considerations for Recovery Healthcare organizations are grappling with how to assess COVID-19 costs at the organizational and patient level, knowing that decisions made now will impact strategic decision-making for months to come. This guide underlines the pressing issues for healthcare organizations and provides guidance to help chart a path to recovery. | |
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Home Health CMS waives some emergency training requirements due to PHE | CMS is waiving requirements for large-scale emergency preparedness testing for agencies that have activated their emergency plans during the public health emergency (PHE). But some agencies may still have to complete another important emergency training task before the end of the year. Agencies that were due for an “exercise of choice” (see below) in 2020 … |
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Skilled Nursing Facility HHS warns providers against use of antigen tests to determine COVID-19 cases | The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned SNFs against using antigen tests alone to determine if residents have COVID-19. While these tests can be used, they should always be followed by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for positive results. This warning comes after the state of Nevada banned point-of-care antigen testing completely … |
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Featured Podcast Overcoming Staff Challenges During the Pandemic Stefanie Corbett, owner of Corbett Healthcare Solutions, joins us today to talk about challenges that SNF staff have faced during the pandemic, and ways administrators can support and encourage staff throughout this difficult period. | |
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