Welcome back to Grand Rounds Legal. This episode of Grand Rounds Legal will feature Todd McCann, the Executive Director of Rhythm for You, a not-for-profit that is bring a new and fun activity to residents of nursing homes and others. … [Read more...] about Grand Rounds Legal:
Private Providers, Dual Diagnosis and the Justice System
In the past I have given presentations about providers and those they care for and interactions with police. Here is a very disturbing podcast about wrongful convictions and those with mental health problems. These kinds of things can and have happened with the intellectually disabled who have problems such as autism and other mental health conditions. … [Read more...] about Private Providers, Dual Diagnosis and the Justice System
Advanced Concepts in Risk Management: Advance Directives – What Providers Need to Know
This is a training I did in November for the Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice. The Association has posted it, giving 1.75 hours of credit. … [Read more...] about Advanced Concepts in Risk Management: Advance Directives – What Providers Need to Know
Marijuana Legalization Bill Approved By Congressional Committee
This should ease the way for advances in medical marijuana. … [Read more...] about Marijuana Legalization Bill Approved By Congressional Committee
Provider Letter 19-23: What ALF Providers Must Report
On October 24, 2019 HHSC issued PL 19-23 replacing 14-22 to remind assisted living facility providers of their duty to report abuse, neglect, exploitation and "certain other incidents." You can read the letter with its attachments here. … [Read more...] about Provider Letter 19-23: What ALF Providers Must Report
GAO Gives Troubling Report Regarding Lack of End-of-Life Visits by Hospice
CMS arranged and paid for an investigation by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to look at quality measures pertaining to Hospice which found troubling results. Previously, the OIG had identified "that 18 percent of all hospices in a nationwide survey had serious deficiencies, like failing to vet staff." The GAO report concluded that ..."eighty for-profits failed to send registered nurses, physicians or nurse practitioners to visit discharged patients even … [Read more...] about GAO Gives Troubling Report Regarding Lack of End-of-Life Visits by Hospice
Google Takes over Fitbit
I love my Fitbit. I has helped me become very disciplined. Google is taking over the company and privacy activists are concerned. What do you think? "Over the past three years, Google's experiments in using artificial intelligence and medical data have resulted in government complaints and lawsuits because critics say patient privacy wasn't protected. In one case, Google was provided with identifiable patient information that included doctors' notes and date stamps." … [Read more...] about Google Takes over Fitbit
Monitoring Home Health & Hospice Employees
I have had clients call me upset that documentation from employees reflected visits to patients that patients or their families say never happened. Technology continues to assist owners of these businesses to monitor and confirm visits and care. "As a real-time, GPS-enabled care management delivery solution, Visit Path verifies where and when a hospice or home health field nurse is on duty, begins service for a client, when they complete service and when they are off duty. This verification of … [Read more...] about Monitoring Home Health & Hospice Employees
Bill Approved to Repeal Federal Law Stripping Students of College Financial Aid for Drug Convictions.
The House Education & Labor Committee has approved a bill to repeal a federal law which made college students ineligible for financial aid due to drug convictions. It also clarifies a previous rolling back of the penalties passed in 2006. The reasoning of the committee is as follows: Critics have argued that blocking people from being able to pursue a college degree is a counterproductive way to respond to substance use and misuse issues. “The best possible intervention for a … [Read more...] about Bill Approved to Repeal Federal Law Stripping Students of College Financial Aid for Drug Convictions.
The Butterfly IQ–Changing the Future of Medicine?
Replacing the stethoscope. https://youtu.be/q2S8NlTk_8I … [Read more...] about The Butterfly IQ–Changing the Future of Medicine?
