Image: Nagel checks up on Scott Steffens. (Heidi de Marco/KHN) By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco Kaiser Health News Dawn Nagel, a nurse at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., knew she was going...
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On June 23, 2017, AnMed Health (AnMed), in Anderson, South Carolina, entered into a $1,295,000 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that, in 36 incidents investigated by OIG, AnMed...
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On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within the path of totality can see one of nature’s most...
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MCN Healthcare has received many questions about Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations and legionella. Facilities must develop and adhere to policies and procedures that inhibit microbial growth in...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has launched a revised web tool that better identifies recent breaches of health information and assists...
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Image: Carol Emanuele of Philadelphia shows a photograph of a wound VAC (vacuum-assisted closure) procedure on her left foot after the amputation of her big toe. (Eileen Blass/for Kaiser Health...
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Memorandum, on July 28, 2017, providing clarification of the Fire and Smoke Door Annual Testing Requirements in Health Care Occupancies. Background The...
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By Fred Schulte, July 19, 2017, Kaiser Health News Federal health officials made more than $16 billion in improper payments to private Medicare Advantage health plans last year and need to crack...
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This is a follow-up to the blog, Widow Unleashes Court Fight Against Scope Maker Olympus Over Superbug Breakout, posted June 20, 2017. By Chad Terhune and JoNel Aleccia, July 25, 2017, Kaiser Health News A jury ordered the...
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According to the CDC, antibiotics have transformed the practice of medicine, making once lethal infections readily treatable and making other medical advances, like cancer chemotherapy and organ transplants, possible. The...
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