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Some 250,000 home health care workers must get the coronavirus vaccine by Friday, but tens of thousands of them have yet to receive it. In the upstate city of Johnstown, north of Albany, two-thirds of the home health aides at one small agency have notified their director that they intend to quit rather than get vaccinated against the coronavirus, as they are required to do this week under a state mandate. At the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, the state's largest home health care organization, about 400 workers are expected to be unable to work after the mandate takes effect. And in the New York City area, a union leader for home health care workers says he expects thousands of his members will be put on leave. "We need more time," said Joe Pecora, the vice president of Home Healthcare Workers of America, a union that represents about 32,000 home health care workers in New York City and its suburbs. "It's unrealistic to get all these people vaccinated by the ...

TAMPA, Fla. , Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa's Bay's largest provider of children's health services is taking its commitment to kids to the next level by offering a new pediatrics residency program based at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital. The three-year BayCare Pediatrics Residency is now accepting applications for the new program based at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital in Tampa. This announcement comes as the nation faces a shortage of physicians. The three-year BayCare Pediatrics Residency is now accepting applications and will welcome its first class of eight residents on July 1, 2022 . It is the second residency BayCare has added to its institutional-sponsored Graduate Medical Education program this year. The first, in Psychiatry, received more than 700 applications in the first week. This announcement comes as the nation faces a shortage of physicians, which the American Medical Association says is likely to worsen by pandemic-related rates ...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] [Updated] The Top 10 Largest Home Health, Hospice Providers in 2020    Home Health Care News

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Montefiore Health System and UnitedHealthcare have reunited in a deal that could help to reunite thousands of Hudson Valley residents with their doctors. UnitedHealthcare announced on Thursday that it has reached a long-term agreement with Montefiore Health System to restore access to the system's hospitals, facilities and its physicians for people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare and Oxford employer-sponsored plans, as well as UnitedHealthcare's Medicare Advantage Dual Special Needs Plan, effective Dec. 1, 2021. "We recognize and appreciate the care Montefiore provides is important and personal to our members, and we also know the negotiation process has been difficult for them," UnitedHealthcare New York CEO Michael McGuire said in a statement announcing the new pact. "Our top priority has been ensuring the people and employers we're honored to serve in New York have access to quality, more affordable health care, and this new agreement hel...

Washington State is behind schedule for establishing a Universal Health Care Commission, which is tasked with exploring ways to implement universal coverage for residents.  The commission was created by the legislature last session, and went into effect on July 25. It was supposed to hold its first meeting within 90 days, a benchmark which passed last week. The commission consists of 14 members, seven of which are appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee. But as of Oct. 28, those positions remained vacant.  The Morning Wire: Keeping you informed on politics, policies, and personalities of Washington State. Mike Faulk, deputy director of communications for the governor's office, said they are hoping to have their appointments processed by the end of next week. The commission will also include four representatives from the legislature, two from each party. The commission is set...

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[unable to retrieve full-text content] Home Health Profit Margins Projected to Remain Strong in 2021    Home Health Care News

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The adult foster care license for a Macomb Township facility has been suspended and may be revoked after the filing of a 12-count complaint by the state Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs' Bureau of Community and Health Systems. An investigation of the facility known as True Tender Loving Care Adult Fostering LLC, located in the 45000 block on Lone Pine Road, north of Hall Road between Card and Heydenreich roads, found violations of the Adult Foster Care Facility Licensing Act and administrative rules, according to LARA. The license obtained by the owner in 2018 to care for up to five residents was suspended effective Oct. 4, the complaint says. The suspension prohibits True Tender Loving Care from operating an adult foster care small group home at that location or anywhere else, LARA officials said in a news release. Officials said they took "emergency action to protect the health, welfare, and safety of vulnerable adults." The complaint alleges the ope...

One startup aims to tackle the obesity epidemic in the U.S. through a tech-based approach that makes evidence-based, comprehensive treatments accessible and affordable. San Francisco-based Found pulled in $32 million to scale its platform, including a $24 million series A round announced Sept. 30 and led by GV (formerly Google Ventures), Atomic and Define Ventures. This is in addition to previously unannounced $8 million in seed funding. Founded in 2019 and launched last year, Found is offering members an integrated approach to weight loss with the aim of addressing the complexity of weight gain and obesity with a personalized approach. Found brings an individualized and evidence-based approach to weight health with a heavy focus on body positivity, according to company executives. Sarah Jones Simmer, former chief operating officer at dating app Bumble, jumped on board to lead the startup as its new chief executive in partnership with co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Swar...

A Monmouth County doctor who admitted his sexual misconduct with a woman he was treating for substance abuse had his license suspended by the State Board of Medical Examiners, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office announced Thursday. Francis Rienzo, 60, of Sea Girt, who has a private practice in Sea Girt, and practices at numerous treatment centers across New Jersey, will have his state medical credentials suspended for three years and will pay a civil penalty and costs totaling $85,856 to resolve the matter, the office said in a statement. He will be precluded from practicing medicine while serving two years of active suspension, and the remaining year as a period of probation under the consent order with the State Board of Medical Examiners. "We will not tolerate sexual misconduct by healthcare professionals towards their patients," said Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew Bruck said in the statement. "Physicians who betray their patients' trust and vi...

For almost two decades, the San Diego County Medical Society (SDCMS) has worked collaboratively with San Diego Magazine to recognize physicians who are held in the highest regard by their peers. Votes and nominations are open to all physicians in San Diego. The voting physicians are asked to vote for physicians within and outside their specialty to whom they would refer their friends and family. Through this process we have identified 730 physicians in 109 specialties. In a synchronized effort, SDCMS confirmed every individual nominee's Medical Board of California licensing and current practicing status. Through this exhaustive process, 730 physicians are being honored this year. Many of them have also been recognized for multiple years since we began publishing this list. (These physicians have the number of years they have been selected listed in brackets behind their name.) Many...