The Social Security Act mandates that all nursing homes participating in the Medicare program—currently more than 14,000—undergo an annual recertification inspection, known as a standard survey, to ...

In January 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a guidance entitled Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC) Information for Human Gene Therapy Investigational New Drug Applications ...

If you’re running a quality building — strong staffing ratios, engaged leadership, residents thriving — you know the frustration. One abuse scandal three states away, and suddenly your census takes a ...

Last week, the US Department of Treasury published its 2020 Strategy document that "employs a whole-of-government approach to guide the public and private sectors in addressing 21st century illicit ...

Key steps for organizations and their counsel to take and issues to consider when developing and implementing a risk-based due diligence program for investigating third parties in commercial ...

There are many approaches to conformity assessment, and it is important to have a keen understanding and risk-based process for looking at which kind of conformity assessment is appropriate for what ...

A study of more than 45,000 women found that screening women according to their level of risk was as effective in detecting tumors as the one-size-fits-most screening currently recommended. By Roni ...