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October 2, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added confidential Dry Run Reports for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Healthcare-Associated Infections Requiring Hospitalizations measure to your Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced...
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September 25, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the availability of up to $165 million in supplemental funding to states currently operating Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration programs. This funding will help state...
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September 25, 2020
The IRF Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available in support of the December 2020 refresh. Please note that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) postponed the September 2020 IRF refresh to December 2020 due...
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September 25, 2020
In a blog post in the Sun Sentinel , CMS Administrator Seema Verma indicated that nursing facilities could face fines for not allowing visitation without good health care reasons. Verma indicated that the agency “expects all nursing homes to provide...
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September 18, 2020
Last week the independent nursing home commission established by an executive order from President Trump back in May and convened by the MITRE Corporation released its findings. The Commission called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
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September 18, 2020
Topic: Live Q&A: CMS-CDC Fundamentals of COVID-19 Prevention for Nursing Home Management Date: Thursday, September 24, 2020 (and twice a month through January 2021) Time: 4–5 PM ET Registration Link This live Q&A series is open to clinical...
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September 18, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks input on a draft measure for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program: Healthcare-Associated Infections Requiring Hospitalizations . Visit the Public Comments webpage...
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September 18, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has kicked off its 2020-2021 flu season campaign with new resources to encourage people with Medicare or other CMS health care programs to get their flu shot. CMS encourages national and...
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September 11, 2020
On Tuesday, September 8, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Secretary Robert Redfield, MD, held a joint open call with nursing home representatives to...
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September 11, 2020
COVID-19 public reporting tip sheets are available for home health , hospice , inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) , long-term care hospital (LTCH) , and skilled nursing facility (SNF) . These tip sheets explain: The strategy for Centers for...