Dec. 7, 2023 SNF/LTC Open Door Forum Transcript and Q&A Document

Note: The audio file listed in the title may not be available. Thursday, December 7, 2023: Transcript, Q&A, Agenda and Audio File- Skilled Nursing Facilities/Long Term Care Open Door Forum (ZIP) From https://www.cms.gov/training-education/open-door-forums/about/odf-podcast-and-transcripts

The Better Care Playbook: Improving Nursing Home Care Quality Collection

Excerpted from the John A Hartford Foundation: The Better Care Playbook has released a new Collection, “Improving Nursing Home Care Quality: Understanding the Evidence and State Opportunities,” for health care stakeholders, including policymakers, health plans and nursing home providers. This Collection helps understand recent evidence on improving nursing home quality of …

CMS QSO Memo: Final Rule- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Fees, Histocompatibility, Personnel, and Alternative Sanctions for Certificate of Waiver Laboratories

(CMS-3326-F) Memo # QSO-24-03-CLIA Posting Date 2023-12-28 Fiscal Year 2024 Memorandum Summary• Publication of Final Rule: CMS-3326-F was published on December 28, 2023. This final rule updates the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) fees and clarifies the CLIA fee regulations. Specifically, the final rule will: 1) implement a …

ASPE: Health Information Technology Adoption and Utilization in Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Settings

This paper provides an overview of Health Information Technology (HIT) adoption and utilization in long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) settings. This study found that LTPAC have adopted electronic health records (EHRs) to support clinical and business needs. Interoperable exchange of health information however is not routine or widely used. LTPAC …

LTC Facilities Should Track MDS Assessment and Software Issues for Quality Assurance

Since the implementation of the RAI User’s Manual version 1.18.11 on Oct. 1, 2023, several long-term care nursing facilities have experienced electronic health record (EHR) software issues as well as complications with the MDS 3.0 Data Specifications provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), impacting many MDS …

CMS Health Equity Confidential Feedback Report Live Q&A

Video and transcript available This live Q&A session allowed participants to ask CMS subject matter experts about the methodologies and interpretations of the CMS Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports for post-acute care (PAC) providers in the Home Health (HH), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Skilled Nursing …

Fall 2023 Unified Regulatory Agenda for CMS and Other HHS Agencies

Some items of potential interest: HHS/FDA Proposed Rule Stage Medical Devices; General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of Certain Solid Wound Dressings, Wound Dressings Formulated as a Gel, Cream, or Ointment, and Liquid Wound Washes 0910-AI26 HHS/OIG Proposed Rule Stage Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to the Office …

OIG: Louisiana Nursing Homes’ Employment of Staff With Disqualifying Background Checks

Louisiana Should Improve Its Oversight of Nursing Homes’ Compliance With Requirements That Prohibit Employment of Individuals With Disqualifying Background Checks 11-29-2023 | A-06-21-02000 | Complete Report | Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Audit Background checks for employees are an important safety measure that can help protect some of the most vulnerable …