The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is conducting the 2018 Burdens Associated with Reporting Quality Measures study, as outlined in the Quality Payment Program Year 2 final rule to: Examine clinical workflows and data collection...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) had developed a video that demonstrates a new Quality Payment Program website feature for the Merit-Based Incentive Program (MIPS). This feature allows users from groups who submit Quality...
The Society’s 2018 Medical Director of the Year will be named at the Annual Conference in Grapevine, TX, this month. This prestigious award, established in 2007, recognizes individuals whose vision, passion, leadership, knowledge, and commitment...
Individuals who take antipsychotic or antidepressant medications or benzodiazepines have a higher risk of falls, according to a systemic review and meta-analysis by researchers in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Unlike in other developed countries, health care is not an explicit legal right in the United States, nor is it guaranteed by our Constitution. But is it a moral right? What does our history tell us? Have our values as a nation changed? Will they...
Mrs. H was a 71-year-old long-term resident of a skilled nursing facility. Her medical history was significant for severe malnutrition, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, and brittle diabetes mellitus. She was unable to ambulate and required...
My name is Penny Cook, and I am the new president and chief executive officer of Pioneer Network. Many of you know Pioneer Network as a leader in changing the culture of long-term care. Our 21-year-old organization began with a group of “pioneers”...
Federal guidance issued to state survey agencies last summer is expected to reduce inconsistencies in the issuance of civil monetary penalties (CMPs) and to curb what the nursing home industry has decried as a growing and unreasonable use of...
