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Friday, October 2, 2020

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Home Health Now - Virtual Conference

At Home Health NOW on October 6th, we will feature Joan L. Usher, an approved ICD-10-CM Trainer, to discuss how to prepare for CY2021 changes and beyond.

Skilled Nursing Facility

SNF COVID-19 fatalities prompt new California state law

After an abundance of COVID-19 related deaths at California SNFs, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law on September 29 changing the reporting requirements for disease-related deaths. The new law requires facilities to report disease-related fatalities to CA health officials within 24 hours during declared health emergencies, according to the Los Angeles Times. To date, COVID-19 …

Private Duty

Trump’s training order raising concerns about employers’ diversity efforts

President Donald Trump’s recent executive order (EO) placing limits on the diversity training that federal employers and contractors can offer is raising concerns of a chilling effect on employers’ diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. The order, released on September 22, was referenced during the September 29 presidential debate between Trump and former Vice President Joe …

Featured Product

MatrixCare for Skilled Nursing Facilities

MatrixCare is the easy-to-use, integrated clinical and financial software system that improves clinical outcomes and maximizes provider performance.

Post-Acute Advisor Podcast

Testing, Reporting, and Visitation Policies

Long-term care expert Reg Hislop chats with us about recent CMS guidance on testing, reporting, and the particularly new guidance on visitation policies. Listen and subscribe on SoundCloud Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts Listen and subscribe on Spotify Post-Acute Advisor · COVID-19 Testing, Reporting, and Visitation Policies in SNFs

Home Health

Health care malware warning issued

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services alerted health care providers about the Taidoor Malmare that is being used by the Chinese government, according to a Malware Analysis Report (MAR). “The FBI has high confidence that Chinese government actors are using malware variants in conjunction with proxy servers …

PPS Alert for Long-Term Care

Audits: After the pandemic

Being prepared for an audit is of utmost importance for SNFs. COVID-19 has completely changed the auditing process, though, and as post-pandemic audits loom on the horizon, it’s imperative that SNFs are ready for them to resume.