CMS Revised Guidance for Federal Monitoring Surveys

Memo # Admin Info: 25-06-NH Posting Date 2025-01-17 Fiscal Year 2025 Memo Name Contact or Reference Memo Posting Revised: Guidance for Federal Monitoring Surveys (FMS) Memorandum Summary • Guidance on Conducting Federal Monitoring Surveys (FMS) – FY2025 Guidance on how CMS Location staff will conduct Federal Monitoring Surveys (FMS).• EP/LSC and Health FMS Mandates and Focus Concerns– Communicates FY2025 mandates of statutorily …

Appendix PP Changes: New Effective Date, More F-tags Impacted per Revised CMS QSO Memo

Revisions to: QSO-25-07-NH Original release date: November 18, 2024 QSO-25-12-NH Memorandum Summary Revised Surveyor Guidance: CMS is releasing the following revised guidance for nursing home surveyors: • Admission, Transfer & Discharge, Chemical Restraints/Unnecessary Psychotropic Medication, Resident Assessment, Nursing Services, Payroll Based Journal, Quality of Life and Quality of Care, Administration, Quality …

NHSN LTCF UTI Healthcare-Associated Infection Module Updates

January 2025 Updates Data Collection Forms & Instructions All Data Collection Forms are Print-only UTI Events Denominator Forms Monthly Reporting Plan Annual Facility Survey Learn more: https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/ltc/uti/index.html

ASPE Report: Use of Contract Staff in Nursing Homes Remains High After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Over one million Americans rely on nursing homes for care, yet nursing homes face challenges in recruiting and retaining staff. Nursing homes rely on registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and nursing assistants (NAs) to provide care, but staff shortages that increased during the COVID-19 pandemic have persisted. Contract …

CMS FY 2025 Mission & Priorities document (MPD) Action

Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Mission & Priorities document (MPD) – Action  Admin Info 25-05-AllFiscal Year (FY) 2025 Mission & Priorities document (MPD) – Action For questions or concerns relating to this memorandum, please contact your CMS Location.https://www.cms.gov/medicare/health-safety-standards/quality-safety-oversight-general-information/administrative-information-memos-states-and-regions/fiscal-year-fy-2025-mission-priorities-document-mpd-action   Direct link to memo: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/health-safety-standards/quality-safety-oversight-general-information/administrative-information-memos-states-and-regions/fiscal-year-fy-2025-mission-priorities-document-mpd-actionMemorandum Summary The Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSOG) …

HHS Office for Civil Rights Proposes Measures to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Health Care Under HIPAA

The Department’s Office for Civil Rights seeks to update HIPAA Security Rule for the first time since 2013 On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), issued a proposed rule to improve cybersecurity and better protect the U.S …

FYI for Your Billers: Billing Instructions Related to Expedited Determinations Based on Medicare Change of Status Notifications

Issue Date 2024-12-27 Implementation Date 2025-02-15 CR # 13918 Publication # 100-04 Transmittal Year 2024 SUBJECT: Billing Instructions Related to Expedited Determinations Based on Medicare Change of Status Notifications (MCSNs) I. SUMMARY OF CHANGES: The purpose of this Change Request (CR) is to provide billing instructions to hospitals and skilled nursing facilities regarding expedited determinations …

CMS Nursing Home Staffing Campaign Website

Improving Care Through Increased Staffing Nursing home staffing has a significant impact on the quality of care that residents receive. Feedback from both nursing home staff and residents consistently highlights staffing as their primary concern. In response, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is launching a national Nursing …

CMS Revises Appendix Q (Guidance on Immediate Jeopardy) in State Operations Manual

Memo #QSO-25-09-ALL Fiscal Year 2025 REVISION TO QSO-19-09-ALL REVISED ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON MARCH 5, 2019 • Core Appendix Q and Subparts – Appendix Q to the State Operations Manual (SOM), which provides guidance for identifying immediate jeopardy, has been revised. The revision creates a Core Appendix Q that will be …

OIG: National Background Check Program for Long-Term Care Providers: A Final Assessment

Report Materials Why OIG Did This Review What OIG Found The National Background Check Program successfully established a program to help States identify efficient, effective, and economical procedures for conducting background checks on prospective long-term care employees. The National Background Check Program helped States successfully build systems to disqualify employees …