New York Should Improve Its Oversight of Nursing Homes’ Compliance With Background Check Requirements Issued on 07/01/2026 | Posted on 07/06/2026 | Report number: A-02-24-01012 Report Materials Why OIG Did This Audit What OIG Found New York did not ensure that 6 of the 10 selected nursing homes complied with Federal requirements that prohibit the employment …
From MLN Connects eNews In a report, the Office of Inspector General found that some skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) didn’t comply with Medicare requirements for reporting related party costs. These SNFs failed to report related parties on their Medicare Cost Reports or reported the costs inaccurately, resulting in overstated costs to …
On August 17, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will launch the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) functionality for Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) data submission and reports. Here’s what you need to know about the transition. Prepare Your iQIES Account You must register for PBJ roles in iQIES before you …
This document shows how to upload assessments, create and manage assessments, complete change requests, review Final Validation Reports (FVR), and use the Validation Utility Tool (VUT) in iQIES. Jun 24, 2026 From https://qtso.cms.gov/software/iqies/reference-manuals
Announced on 06/29/2026 | Last Modified on 06/29/2026 | Project Number: OEI-02-23-00202 Status Active Agency Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services OBJECTIVE The overuse of antipsychotic drugs presents a risk to nursing home residents, particularly those with dementia. These drugs are not approved to treat dementia, and the Food and Drug Administration has warned that …
Transmittal # R244SOMA Issue Date 2026-06-26 Subject Revisions to State Operations Manual (SOM), Chapter 7 Implementation Date r2026-06-26 CR # N/A Publication # 100-07 Transmittal Year 2026 Downloads I. SUMMARY OF CHANGES: CMS updated and revised guidance in chapter 7 of the SOM that includes: CMS also added guidance previously found in Appendix …
Healthcare personnel play a critical role in preventing infections, improving patient outcomes, and advancing healthcare quality. CDC TRAIN, a national learning management system, offers free, on-demand training courses designed to help healthcare professionals strengthen their knowledge and skills in areas that support patient safety, infection prevention, healthcare quality, and public health practice. Many …
To: QIES/iQIES Users Due to the Payroll Based Journal quarterly deadline, the iQIES Service Center is projecting an increase in the volume of calls and emails between July 2, 2026, and August 14, 2026. There are a variety of methods to contact the CCSQ Service Center: You can schedule a …
CDC’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA), in collaboration with the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), has launched sub-state, Local-Level COVID-19 Transmission Estimates (Rt)—providing public health partners with earlier, more locally relevant insight into changes in disease transmission. CFA’s epidemic trend website maps out the time-varying …
Report number: A-09-24-02005 Report Materials Why OIG Did This Audit What OIG Found Not all nursing homes’ RN staffing hours reported in CMS’s PBJ were supported in accordance with Federal requirements. On the basis of our sample results, we estimated for our sampling frame that for March 2024 nursing homes …
