Texas HHSC Updates Provider Letter Regarding Workplace Violence Program for...
First, it is essential to remember that under SB 240, Texas Healthcare Facilities must Adopt Workplace Violence Prevention Plans by September 1, 2024. For HCSSA, HHSC has revised PL 2024-10 to “remove...
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FTC’s Overreach Blocked. Good News for Long-Term Care and Senior Living...
Last week, US District Court Judge Ada Brown extended an earlier ruling blocking the FTC’s rule banning noncompetes to all employers, and not just those who were parties to the case before her. This...
View ArticleTexas HHSC & Updated Guidance for NFs on Reportable Incidents
This thirteen-page letter aims to clarify the definition of a reportable incident. Does it provide clarity? The post Texas HHSC & Updated Guidance for NFs on Reportable Incidents appeared first...
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September Training Opportunities for Long Term Care Providers in Texas
Texas HHSC has organized a number of Long Term Care trainings for Providers. Topics range from abuse and neglect to Survey issues. You can sign up here. The post September Training Opportunities...
View ArticleTexas HHSC LTCR MDS Webinars
Doing the MDS incorrectly can lead to bad resident outcomes and deficiency citations. HHSC now has recorded MDS webinar trainings available that you can listen to at your leisure. Here are the...
View ArticleHah! Try being a Nursing Home Who Does Something Like This.
“At Our Lady of the Lake, which did not provide comment for this article, inspectors determined the emergency room’s staff members violated the federal mandate seven times since 2017, when they refused...
View ArticleHow will the Loper Case Figure into this?
” A Texas doctor on Monday sued the Biden administration in an effort to block a new rule aimed at strengthening privacy protections for women seeking abortions and for patients who receive gender...
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Uncle Sam Morphs into Big Brother
“The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (“AAPS”) served a lawsuit on Oct 11, seeking to block the upcoming requirement that tens of millions Americans provide their personal information...
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Important Message from HHSC for Texas Long Term Care Providers
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View ArticleMedical Judgment
When I go to the doctor, I want it to be one capable of independent judgment, not a robot of the government and its favored stakeholders. Hurray for AAPS! “The Association of American Physicians and...
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