On November 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released the “Nursing Facility ICPG,” an industry-specific compliance program guidance ...

If future historians discover a time capsule revealing the most captivating skilled nursing issues of 2025, dominant themes will jump out. Perhaps even more powerful than stakeholders realized while ...

Creating the workforce of the future is one of the biggest challenges for nurse leaders, says this CNO. Dr. Jesus Cepero, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, has spent his entire career in nursing leadership roles, and ...

In late November, nursing leaders from across the country convened in a first-of-its-kind national summit in New York City to discuss how nursing can help address LGBTQ health issues. The first ...

The operators of four New York nursing homes agreed Nov. 14 to pay $45 million to settle allegations of mistreatment, neglect and fraud. The settlement involves the Buffalo Center, the Martine Center ...

Nurses said workplace conditions improved in 2023 compared to 2022, but planned departure rates, abusive or violent events, and unsafe conditions were still high, a new survey finds. Additionally, ...

In a report released by the International Council of Nurses, the shortage of nurses in the current healthcare system should be treated as a global health emergency. This shortage is detrimental to the ...

Translation Research in Practice: An Introduction What is translation science? Find out more about this field of investigation and learn how it can help improve the implementation of evidence-based ...

Almost a quarter of all nursing homes in New York received low ratings for their overall safety and quality of care, data released by a patient advocacy group shows. Approximately 135 of the state’s ...

On November 20, 2024, OIG released new compliance program guidelines for nursing facilities titled, “Nursing Facility Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance” (the Nursing Facility ICPG ...