Long-term care facilities can track weekly vaccination data for residents and healthcare personnel (HCP) through NHSN. April 2024 Updates Person-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Forms – Instructions and Guidance Documents INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPORTING PERSON-LEVEL VACCINATION DATA Person-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Data – CSV Data Import VARIABLE DESCRIPTION AND FILE LAYOUT FOR RESIDENTS AND …
Biden-Harris Administration Takes Historic Action to Increase Access to Quality Care, and Support to Families and Care Workers Nursing home minimum staffing standards promote resident care and safety Medicaid and CHIP to have historic access standards, advance fair compensation for direct care workers The U.S. Department of Health and Human …
Update: April, 2024 CMS consistently strives to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our nursing home oversight and compliance programs to protect residents’ health and safety. In 2017, CMS implemented a new nursing home survey process across all states, in conjunction with the implementation of revised Requirements for Participation for …
Report 1: Concerns Remain About Safeguards To Protect Residents During Facility-Initiated Discharges From Nursing Homes Issued on 03/29/2024 | Posted on 04/03/2024 | Report number: OEI-01-18-00251 Report Materials Why OIG Did This Review Facility-initiated discharges that do not follow Federal regulations can be unsafe and traumatic, leading to resident harm. CMS and State Long-Term Care Ombudsmen …
Essex Residential Care, LLC, to pay $100,000 after failing to comply with HIPAA Right of Access The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a $100,000 civil monetary penalty against Essex Residential Care, LLC, doing business as Hackensack Meridian Health, West Caldwell Care …
Presenters: Heidi Magladry, R.N.Program Coordinator, SNF QRPCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services Teresa Mota, B.S.N., R.N.Associate Scientist/Nurse ResearcherAbt Global March 26, 2024 2024_March_SNF_QRP_Achieving_A_Full_APU_Webinar_Update (PDF)
It’s that time of year again! The AAPACN 2024 Conference will be held this year in Hollywood, FL, on April 10 – 13. AAPACN is excited to gather to celebrate outstanding post-acute care professionals, meet face-to-face with AAPACN members, and host exceptional learning opportunities with highly anticipated speakers and solution …
update existing compliance program guidance documents (CPGs) and deliver new CPGs. OIG intends to publish industry segment-specific CPGs (ICPGs) focused on Medicare Advantage and nursing facilities in 2024. After addressing these segments, OIG anticipates publishing updated ICPGs for hospitals and clinical laboratories. If you would like to provide feedback related to any …
Announcements This is a friendly reminder to log into NHSN and make sure your facility has an active Facility Administrator. Please note that only the Facility Administrator can enroll a facility in a one or more components in NHSN, reassign the role of Facility Administrator, and manage/negotiate locations that are …
