Por: The Hill Health January 21, 2023
More than 1,300 nursing homes in the U.S., most of them for-profit facilities, experienced extremely high COVID-19 infection rates in 2020, according to a new report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services. For the OIG’s study, the agency took Medicare claims data to find nursing homes with beneficiaries who tested positive for COVID-19. The study looked at 15,086 nursing homes across the... + full article
The New York Times USA Health January 19, 2023
Federal regulators said Wednesday that they will begin penalizing nursing homes that give residents a false label of schizophrenia, a practice that many facilities have used to skirt restrictions on antipsychotic drugs, which can be especially dangerous for older people.In the ,... + más
Less Than 50% of Nursing Home Residents Have Received Omicron Booster Ahead of Expected Winter Covid Wave | NBC 6 South Florida
Less than 50% of nursing home residents have received omicron booster ahead of expected winter Covid wave | CNBC
The Boston Globe USA Nation January 19, 2023
WASHINGTON — The federal government says it will begin a targeted crackdown on nursing homes’ abuse of antipsychotic drugs and misdiagnoses of schizophrenia in patients.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is launching investigations this month into select nursing... + más
Feds to investigate nursing home abuse of antipsychotics | The Boston Globe
Feds to investigate nursing home abuse of antipsychotics | WPLG Local 10
The Boston Globe USA Nation January 18, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government says it will begin a targeted crackdown on nursing homes’ abuse of antipsychotic drugs and misdiagnoses of schizophrenia in patients.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is launching investigations this month into select... + más
Feds to investigate nursing home abuse of antipsychotics | Associated Press
Associated Press USA Politics January 18, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government says it will begin a targeted crackdown on nursing homes’ abuse of antipsychotic drugs and misdiagnoses of schizophrenia in patients. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is launching investigations this month into select... + más
Portland Press Herald USA Health December 21, 2022
Fewer than half of all nursing home residents in the United States have received the latest coronavirus vaccine booster shot – and rates among nursing home staff are even worse – raising concerns that vulnerable elderly people face a spike in preventable COVID-19 deaths this... + más
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CNBC USA Health December 16, 2022
U.S. White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, December 15, 2022.Kevin Lamarque ReutersLess than 50% of nursing home residents, one of the country's most vulnerable populations to severe illness... + más
Moderna-backed mouse study offers first head-to-head BA.5, BA.1 booster data | Ars Technica
NBC 6 South Florida USA World December 16, 2022
Kevin Lamarque Reuters U.S. White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, December 15, 2022. data-ellipsis=false> Less than 50% of nursing home residents, one of the country's most vulnerable... + más
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