Ginger Christ

As climate change drives temperatures higher, vulnerable older adults are more at risk for heat-related illnesses like dehydration or heat stroke.

Nationwide, providers like Seniors Helping Seniors are offering hiring incentives and, in some cases, retention or referral bonuses to attract and retain staff and address a workforce shortage the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living is calling "a legitimate crisis."

COVID-19 case rates at nursing homes with the most unique staff members were 92% higher than at facilities with the lowest numbers of staff.

LaShuan Bethea will replace Scott Tittle, who has served as NCAL executive director since 2015 and will leave the position Aug. 6.

Leadership and new employees will need to be fully vaccinated by Aug. 24, and all other workers will have until Sept. 21 to get immunized or face termination.

Dr. Dana Gelb Safran joins the National Quality Forum as president and CEO following a long career in quality measurement at health plans and a research institute.

The lawsuit alleged Cleveland Clinic's Akron General Health System improperly paid physician groups for patient referrals and then submitted false claims to Medicare.

Physicians, who typically see cost-of-living pay increases each year, generally experienced much more modest salary gains last year.

R1 RCM closed on its acquisition of VisitPay, less than two months after first announcing the deal.

Across the country, health systems have had to take the plunge on their own on whether to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine, as national groups have yet to issue guidance for members.

The $250-million acquisition is expected to close in late summer and will allow the company to provide higher-acuity in-home care.

The facility will eliminate the need for patients to self-diagnose before trying to decide to go to urgent care or the emergency department.

Pilot participants showed an average 4.6% improvement on quality scores and an average annual savings of $141 million to Medicare from 2016-2018.

The addition of Southeastern moves post-acute provider AccentCare into Virginia and the Greater Philadelphia home health market.

As hospital systems try to figure out the best way to use electronic health records to promote services, they also need to be aware that patients may receive targeted marketing messages.