— “Long-term care facilities would have to meet more comprehensive emergency preparedness guidelines, under a newly proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.” – McKnight’s
— “Data privacy and security are not new issues to senior living operators, and many have made serious headway in protection of protected health information (PHI) with the onset of technology advances. But recent changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) are causing providers to revisit, refresh and in some cases overhaul their policies when it comes to PHI.” – Senior Housing News
— “A new actuarial analysis of general and professional liability (GL/PL) claim costs for long-term care facilities suggests that the years of flat claims frequency are over.” – Healthcare Finance News
— “Healthcare workers frequently have Clostridium difficile spores on their hands after providing routine care for an infected person, and nursing assistants have by far the highest incidence of contamination, according to recently published research from France.” – McKnight’s
