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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Involuntary Nursing Home Discharges/Transfers in Missouri

Healthcare Law Insights blog

In certain cases, nursing homes may discharge or transfer a resident even if the resident does not consent to the discharge or transfer – this is known as an “involuntary discharge” or an “involuntary transfer.” In this case, the resident has the right to appeal the involuntary discharge or transfer. 19 CSR 30-82.050(3).

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NEW CE: A Case Study on Inpatient Transfers

NHA Now

In About Inpatient Transfers , you can learn about devices, guidelines, and body mechanic techniques to keep your patients and yourself safe during inpatient transfers. It quickly becomes clear that the reality of transferring patients in this nursing home is not ideal for the patients or the staff.

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NEW CE: Inpatient Transfers

NHA Now

While performing patient transfers, patient care technicians are at high risk of these types of injuries. As an allied health professional, you must ensure that you’re adequately trained and equipped to safely reposition a patient or complete a patient transfer before it begins. The task is unavoidable, so what can we do?

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CMS says data breach at contractor could affect more than 946K Medicare beneficiaries

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The incident was related to a vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer software, which was linked to data breaches at thousands of organizations last year.

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HR Clinic – Managing Staff Consultations and Changes (Questions and Answers)

Practice Index

For the transferor that means consulting with the staff who are about to transfer, as well as any other existing/continuing employees who might be affected by the transfer. The transferor provides Employment Liability Information (ELI) about the staff who are transferring and what their terms and conditions are. This is hard.

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Don’t throw the baby out with the breast milk

Sensible Medicine

Lim’s pioneering studies on maternal-offspring immune crosstalk look at the transfer of immune cells, and regulation of those cells by factors in breast milk, in mouse models and in humans. Much interesting mechanistic work on immune transfer is being done through cross-fostering studies on rodents. Darby et al.,

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Can Alzheimer’s Disease Be Transmitted By Blood And Organ Donations?

Forbes Healthcare

A new study suggests that certain kinds of Alzheimer's disease may be able to transfer from donors to recipients during bone marrow transplants.

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