The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is publishing an errata change table document to the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Quality Measures (QM) User’s Manual v18.0, related to the clarification of details for the Long-Stay Antipsychotic measure in Chapter 1, Section 6. This errata is being issued to …
Medicare Claims Quality Measures Quality measures that are based on Medicare claims data. Each row contains a specific quality measure for a specific nursing home and includes the risk-adjusted score. Last Modified: March 1, 2026 Released: March 25, 2026 Planned Update: April 29, 2026 Download Ownership A list of ownership information for currently …
A discharge planning tool to help educate residents and/or representatives about ongoing health and medication needs and follow-up care post-discharge. Nursing Facility Discharge Planning Tool
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Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. When a long-stay resident loses the ability to walk independently, it is rarely just a functional decline. It is often the early signal of a deeper issue: an untreated condition, an environmental barrier, a missed therapy opportunity, or …
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the updated Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN), Form CMS-R-131. The notice had expired in January 2026, but CMS instructed facilities to continue issuing the expired notice until the new notice is available. The updated ABN is effective now and …
Question: A resident’s last therapy day was on 3/5. He didn’t go home until the afternoon of the next day, 3/6. Can I combine the OBRA Discharge and the PPS Discharge assessments, or since the last covered day and physical discharge are different days, do they need to be done …
Question: A resident’s wheelchair tipped backward in therapy. The physical therapy assistant was able to catch him, but it resulted in a skin tear to the arm. The resident remained in the wheelchair and did not come to rest on the ground. Should this be coded as a fall? Answer …
Question: A resident on a Medicare Part A stay was sent to the emergency department by ambulance at 6:45 p.m. on Feb. 2 and returned to the facility just after midnight without being admitted to the hospital. Would this situation qualify as an interrupted stay? Answer from Jeff Taylor:The interrupted …
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is making our shareholders aware of the “Adoption of Standards for Health Care Claims Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures (CMS-0053-F)” Final Rule that displayed today, March 20, 2026, and will …
