In two opinions issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court put a hold on a federal rule requiring large employers to adopt a vaccine or test policy but allowed the Biden administration to enforce a similar rule applicable only to …
Recent news of possible imminent availability of groundbreaking COVID-19 vaccines has catapulted financial markets and infused optimism for recovery in global economies and the daily lives of people throughout the globe. These pharmacological and biotech advances were …
In the wake of alarming reports from other states that nursing homes were forced to accept known COVID-19 positive residents, a policy which may have caused the spike in healthy nursing …
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced on April 27, 2020 the Commonwealth will allocate $130 Million to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in Massachusetts to assist in the ongoing battle against COVID-19. The …
It has been highly publicized that long-term care facilities were devastated by the effects of COVID-19 on its residents and the filing of negligence suits against long-term care facilities in its wake was inevitable. Four such cases …
As doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other
healthcare providers have thrown themselves wholly into the challenge of
fighting the coronavirus, some have asked whether they are exposed to new or
additional …
States across the country are taking every measure possible to fight the spreading deadly COVID-19. One of the most at-risk groups are the elderly, especially those with lengthy lists of other health problems. In those instances …
Social distancing has become a new phrase in our lexicon which has specific meaning and pervasive general understanding within the population. Telemedicine seems like the ideal format for delivery of certain medical services during the emergency period …
In the early evening hours of March 23, Georgia’s Governor
Kemp signed an executive order addressing the current medical crisis that has
developed due to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Under this executive order, any
“administrative rules that …
Nursing
home and skilled nursing facilities have been particularly hard hit by the
COVID-19 virus. The resident populations
are uniquely vulnerable and outbreaks in facilities nationwide have sparked
…
By: David Cole
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued two important bulletins this week in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Each one announced that OCR will temporarily waive certain sanctions and penalties for noncompliance with HIPAA Rules to …
By: Catherine Scott
As the federal government continues to grapple with questions from employers regarding COVID-19, the federal agencies have begun to roll out new guidance. The latest comes from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), which has issued guidance …