The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated data on its Hospice Compare website earlier this month—and all quality […]
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Aug 2018
Aug 2018
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) terminated its Medicare contract with the Campbessville, Ky. facility. Read more […]
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Aug 2018
An Oklahoma nursing home is reviewing its security procedures after thieves targeted it twice in a month to steal narcotics. […]
Aug 2018
CDC has updated guidance to assist state and local jurisdictions with their Budget Period 1 Supplement medical countermeasure (MCM) operational […]
Aug 2018
Work requirement programs have become a centerpiece of the Trump administration’s plans for Medicaid, but two Democratic lawmakers are urging […]
Aug 2018
Urgent care centers are a growing presence in the healthcare marketplace, but limited information is available about their preparedness activities/ […]
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Aug 2018
McKnight’s guest columnist Alan C. Horowitz says honesty remains the best policy. Long-term care facilities are not immune from the […]
Aug 2018
This ASPR TRACIE resource highlights best practices and issues related to planning for, activating, and operating hospital or healthcare facility Family […]
Aug 2018
In children, antibiotics are the leading cause of emergency department (ED) visits for adverse drug events, according to a new CDC-authored […]
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Aug 2018
Each year, as the summer winds down across Europe, so do measles cases—which tend to peak in late spring. August […]
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