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CMS Revises PHE Fact Sheets

Home Care, Home Health, Hospice, Private DutyBy LaToya Lowery September 27, 2022

At the beginning of the COVID Public Health Emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) used various regulatory and emergency waiver authorities to ease restrictions so providers could rapidly respond to COVID situations. CMS has now revised their PHE fact sheets to reflect an extension for use of Telehealth to perform Home … Read More >>>

Strengthening Infection Control in Nursing Homes

Assisted Living, CMS, Home Care, Hospice, Nursing HomeBy LaToya Lowery September 27, 2022

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released their recommendations for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve infection protection in nursing homes and to better track data. Among the results of their review, the GAO found that most of the key indicators of health for nursing home residents worsened somewhat during the first year … Read More >>>