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 …
To register at QSEP and take the course, you just need to provide an email address. https://qsep.cms.gov Updated: January 16, 2025 This course consists of four presentations by the Division of Nursing Homes outlining the changes in Appendix PP related to: These presentations provide a resource that can be used …
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 …
Long-term care facilities can track weekly vaccination data for residents and healthcare personnel (HCP) through NHSN. January 2025 Updates Announcements and Trainings Blast Emails LTCF January 2025 Post-Release Updates [PDF – 157 KB] – January 2025 Weekly RP Summary – Data Collection Forms and Instructions LTCF Resident LTCF Healthcare Personnel Weekly RP Summary – …
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On Feb. 24, 2025, new and revised surveyor guidance, as well as revised critical element pathways, will go into effect during survey, according to the Nov. 18, 2024 Quality, Safety, and Oversight memo QSO-25-07-NH. These revisions to Appendix PP of the State Operations Manual and the survey tools are extensive …
Starting Jan. 1, 2025, facilities are required to electronically report new information about COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). According to the Dec. 31, 2024, Quality, Safety & Oversight memo, QSO-25-11-NH, “The new data elements that LTC facilities are required to report …
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) …
The Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Quality Measures (QM) User’s Manual Version (V)17.0 is now available. The MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual V17.0 contains detailed specifications for the MDS 3.0 QMs and includes a Notable Changes section that summarizes the major changes from MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual V16.0. Changes …
Memo #QSO-25-11-NH Posting Date 2024-12-31 Fiscal Year 2025 Memorandum Summary • Acute Respiratory Illness Reporting Requirements: The LTC facility requirements for reporting COVID-19-related data expired on December 31, 2024, except for reporting COVID-19 resident and staff vaccination status. On November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the …
