Apr 22, 2021

In this week's episode, Myla Reizen interviews Bruce Spurlock, quality expert and President and CEO of Cynosure Health, about long-term care facilities focusing on lessons learned over the past year with COVID-19, with a deep-dive into a recent survey of California nursing homes and key take-aways. The presenters...

Nov 23, 2020

In this episode, Rebecca Schaefer and Victoria Hamscho discuss the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on university research programs and public policy projections for a potential federal response. The presenters are joined by Robin Cyr, Vice Provost for Research Administration at Northeastern University, who...

Nov 20, 2020

On this week’s episode, John Lawrence, Leah Richardson, and John Rothermich discuss compliance requirements associated with federal funding provided to health care providers through the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund, as well as the potential for forthcoming enforcement actions under the Federal False Claims Act...

Oct 23, 2020

In this episode, Stephen Bittinger discusses the recent announcement that cease and desist letters from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have been sent to 171 facilities testing for COVID-19 without proper CLIA certifications. Stephen outlines the impact of these cease and desist letters to...

Oct 21, 2020

In this week’s episode, Myla Reizen and Jackie Hoffman discuss recent developments on the state and federal level related to the operation of long-term care facilities in light of the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency. In particular, the presenters discuss recent federal regulatory and executive actions, as...