Post-Acute Care News
The Post-Acute Care News page is where you’ll find the latest alerts and information from the post-acute care field, including notices from CMS, the CDC, and other post-acute care stakeholders. Then find deeper analyses from AAPACN’s team of nurse experts in articles, webinars, and podcasts.
- FY 2025 ICD-10-CM Codes and Coding Guidelines: April UpdateCDC announces no new ICD-10-CM codes effective April 1, 2025. The April 1, 2025 diagnosis code update files now available address revisions and typographical errors. Use these files for discharges occurring from April 1, 2025 …
- CMS Revised Guidance for Federal Monitoring SurveysMemo # 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 …
- CMS QSEP Appendix PP Training for March 24, 2025 ImplementationTo 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 …
- CMS Seeks TEP Nominations: Development of PAC QRP Interoperability MeasureProject Title: Standing Technical Expert Panel (TEP) for the Development of Post-Acute Care (PAC) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Interoperability Measure Dates: The Technical Expert Panel (TEP) nomination period opens on January 20, 2025, and closes on February …
- Appendix PP Changes: New Effective Date, More F-tags Impacted per Revised CMS QSO MemoRevisions 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, …
- Journal Article: Characteristics of Nursing Homes With High MRSA RatesThis open access article is available here.
- NHSN LTCF MDRO & CDI Module ResourcesMultidrug-Resistant Organism & Clostridioides difficile (MDRO/CDI) Infection Event Reporting Module Using Laboratory-identified Event Methodology Data Collection Forms & Instructions All Data Collection Forms are Print-only MDRO/CDI Events Denominator Forms Monthly Reporting Plan Annual Facility Survey See more …
- NHSN LTCF UTI Healthcare-Associated Infection Module UpdatesJanuary 2025 Updates Data Collection Forms & Instructions All Data Collection Forms are Print-only UTI Events Denominator Forms Monthly Reporting Plan Annual Facility Survey Learn more: https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/ltc/uti/index.html
- ACIP Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults 19 or Older — USA, 2025At its October 2024 meeting, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices* (ACIP) approved the Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Ages 19 Years or Older, United States, 2025. The schedule supports health care providers, as well …
- SNF Provider Preview ReportsThe SNF Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on the compare tool on Medicare.gov and the Provider Data Catalog (PDC) during the April 2025 …
- CDC NHSN LTCF Respiratory Pathogens and Vaccination ModuleLong-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 …
- Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in NFs: New ResourcesBehavioral Health Ambassador Guide Toolkit Social Media Toolkit Toolkit
- Southern California Wildfires – California (2025) Secretary Becerra used his authority in the Public Health Service Act to declare a public health emergency (PHE) on January 10, 2025, giving us the flexibility to support our beneficiaries in the State of California, effective retrospectively …
- ASPE Report: Use of Contract Staff in Nursing Homes Remains High After the COVID-19 PandemicOver one million Americans rely on nursing homes for care, yet nursing homes face challenges in recruiting and retaining staff. Nursing homes rely on registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and nursing assistants (NAs) …
- CMS FY 2025 Mission & Priorities document (MPD) ActionFiscal 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 …
- NHSN Healthcare Personnel (HCP) Flu Vaccination Module for SNF QRP ReportingThe HCP Flu Vaccination Module, which is part of the HCP component in NHSN, is used to input required NHSN data for the SNF QRP. This site provides access to the HCP Vaccination Module: Influenza …
- MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual V17.0 and Risk Adjustment AppendixThe 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 …
- QSO Memo: Acute Respiratory Illness Reporting Requirements Effective Jan. 1, 2025Memo #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 …
- HHS Office for Civil Rights Proposes Measures to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Health Care Under HIPAAThe Department’s Office for Civil Rights seeks to update HIPAA Security Rule for the first time since 2013 On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for …
- NOMNC and DENC: New Forms Must Be Used Starting Jan. 1, 2025; Different Start Date for DENC Only for Medicare AdvantageFFS & MA NOMNC/DENC What’s New 11/18/2024: New NOMNC and DENC for Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved a revised Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC / CMS-10123) …
- CMS Nursing Home Data Sets UpdatedData Set Links COVID-19 Vaccination Rates – State and National Averages State and National averages for facility resident and healthcare personnel COVID-19 vaccination rates. Data are presented as one row per state or territory plus …
- FYI for Your Billers: Billing Instructions Related to Expedited Determinations Based on Medicare Change of Status NotificationsIssue Date 2024-12-27 Implementation Date 2025-02-15 CR # 13918 Publication # 100-04 Transmittal Year 2024 SUBJECT: Billing Instructions Related to Expedited Determinations Based on Medicare Change of Status Notifications (MCSNs) I. SUMMARY OF CHANGES: The purpose of this Change Request …
- CMS Nursing Home Staffing Campaign WebsiteImproving Care Through Increased Staffing Nursing home staffing has a significant impact on the quality of care that residents receive. Feedback from both nursing home staff and residents consistently highlights staffing as their primary concern. …
- Upcoming iQIES Service Center Hold Times: February PBJ Submission Deadline Upcoming iQIES Service Center Hold Times Due to the Payroll Based Journal quarterly deadline, the iQIES Service Center is projecting an increase in the volume of calls and emails between January 2, 2025, and February …
- Respiratory Pathogens Resources Update From CDC NHSNQuick Reference Guide: Re-Submitting COVID-19 Vaccination Data using the Person-Level Vaccination Forms Introduction This Quick Reference Guide (QRG) will provide information on using the Re-submit all changed weeks button for your facility’s person-level COVID-19 vaccination …
- Fall 2024 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions PostedUpcoming proposed and final regulations from CMS, CDC, and other HHS entities https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain HHS/CDC Proposed Rule Stage Respirator Fit Capability Standard Test Method, Filter Shelf Life, and Application Requirements for Air-Purifying, Half-Mask Facepiece, Particulate Respirators …
- NHSN December NewsVaccination Updates for the Respiratory Virus Season Reporting Annual Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination Data This is a friendly reminder that reporting annual influenza vaccination data among healthcare personnel (HCP) is required for CMS-certified free-standing acute …
- Five-Star Technical User’s Guide Plus Claims-Based Measures Appendix (Updated)CMS created the Five-Star Quality Rating System to help consumers, their families, and caregivers compare nursing homes more easily. The Nursing Home Compare Web site features a quality rating system that gives each nursing home …
- ACIP COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations UpdatedUse of Additional Doses of 2024–2025 COVID-19 Vaccine for Adults Aged ≥65 Years and Persons Aged ≥6 Months with Moderate or Severe Immunocompromise: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2024 …
- FY 2026 SNF VBP Program December 2024 Quarterly Reports AvailableThe December 2024 Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program are now available to download via the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES). These …
- CMS Revises Appendix Q (Guidance on Immediate Jeopardy) in State Operations ManualMemo #QSO-25-09-ALL Fiscal Year 2025 REVISION TO QSO-19-09-ALL REVISED ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON MARCH 5, 2019 • Core Appendix Q and Subparts – Appendix Q to the State Operations Manual (SOM), which provides guidance for identifying …
- CDC: Coverage with Influenza, RSV, and COVID-19 Vaccines Among Nursing Home Residents – NHSN, United States, November 2024Weekly / November 21, 2024 / 73(46);1052–1057 Summary What is already known about this topic? Nursing home residents are at increased risk for severe COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) illness. Vaccination reduces risk for …
- New COE-NF Behavioral Health Resources: De-escalation, SUD, and Major Depressive Disorder ToolkitsDe-escalation/Behavioral Expression Toolkit De-Escalation Strategies In-Service Toolkit The de-escalation toolkit aims to equip staff with the knowledge and techniques necessary to prevent escalating behaviors and enhance safety within a nursing facility. The de-escalation toolkit offers …
- OIG: Nursing Facility Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program GuidanceFrom https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/nursing-facility-icpg/ The Nursing Facility ICPG—together with OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) that applies to all individuals and entities involved in the health care industry—serves as OIG’s updated and centralized source of voluntary compliance program guidance for …
- NHSN Respiratory Pathogens and Vaccination Module Webinars in December and JanuaryUpcoming Webinars Topic: NHSN LTCF Component: Respiratory Pathogens and Vaccination Updates Initial Webinar: Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this webinar on December 11: https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_XUstZ8zQTRG5WqqygPwShA …
- CMS QSO Memo: Significant Revisions to Long-Term Care Survey Process Effective 2/24/2025Revised Long-Term Care (LTC) Surveyor Guidance: Significant revisions to enhance quality and oversight of the LTC survey process Memo # QSO-25-07-NH Posting Date 2024-11-18 Fiscal Year 2025 Memorandum SummaryRevised Surveyor Guidance: CMS is releasing the …
- iQIES MDS Error Message Reference Guide v2.4This user guide addresses Minimum Data Set (MDS) error messages and troubleshooting. iQIES MDS Error Message Reference Guide v2.4 (posted 11/11/2024)
- 2025 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and DeductiblesOn November 8, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs, and the 2025 Medicare Part D …
- OIG: National Background Check Program for Long-Term Care Providers: A Final AssessmentReport Materials Why OIG Did This Review What OIG Found The National Background Check Program successfully established a program to help States identify efficient, effective, and economical procedures for conducting background checks on prospective long-term …
- CMS QSOG Memo: FY 2025 State Performance Standards System (SPSS) GuidanceDirectors, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSOG) and Survey & Operations Group (SOG) Memorandum Summary CMS is releasing the Fiscal Year 2025 guidance for the State Performance Standards System (SPSS), the process used to oversee …
- Additional Items Required by States for Nursing Home MDS 3.0 2024 ImplementationFrom https://qtso.cms.gov/vendors/minimum-data-set-mds-vendors/reference-manuals
- Hurricane Francine NewsFinal FEMA Exception Memo for Francine: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/snf-quality-reporting-program/reconsideration-and-exception-extension
- Florida Hurricane Milton CMS/HHS NewsFinal FEMA Exception Memo for Milton: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/snf-quality-reporting-program/reconsideration-and-exception-extension Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions & Penalties During a Declared Emergency: 2024 Public Health Emergency for State of Florida in Response to Hurricane Milton October 8, 2024 What: President Joseph R. …
- SNF PPS MedPAC Payment Basics Fact Sheet / Educational ToolPAYMENT BASICS: SNF PPS Skilled nursing facility services payment system Additional payment basics tools: https://www.medpac.gov/document-type/payment-basic/
- Hurricane Helene Resources: SC, TN, NC, GA, and FLFinal FEMA Exception Memo for Helene: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/snf-quality-reporting-program/reconsideration-and-exception-extension Hurricane Helene – South Carolina and Tennessee (2024) Secretary Becerra used his authority in the Public Health Service Act to declare a public health emergency (PHE) on September 30, 2024, …
- Moving Forward Coalition Guide to Addressing Resident Goals, Preferences, and PrioritiesThe Moving Forward Coalition, in partnership with A.G. Rhodes, Kansas State University (KSU), Dash Media, and The John A. Hartford Foundation, presents “The Foundation of Our Work: What Matters Most to Residents”! Why do we …
- Updated Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027 SNF VBP Performance StandardsThis communication pertains to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 and FY 2027 Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program performance standards for the Total Nursing Staff Turnover (Nursing Staff Turnover) measure which the Centers …
- CMS iQIES Reports User Manual v2.7This user manual provides information for CMS, Providers, Vendors, Accrediting Organizations, Contractors, and State Agencies to effectively perform Reports functions and the processes necessary to request, view, download, and save reports in iQIES. Also see …
- CMS Revises QSO Memo re: Updates to Care Compare Staffing and Quality MeasuresREVISED: Updates to Nursing Home Care Compare Staffing and Quality Measures Memo # QSO-25-01-NH REVISIONS TO QSO-23-21-NH, ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON September 20, 2023. • Adjustment to Staffing and Quality Measures: CMS will update the staffing …
- Livanta Medicare BFCC-QIO NewsProvider Bulletin #22a October 1, 2024 Dear Colleague, We are pleased to announce several important updates for the provider community and others who rely on Livanta’s services as a Medicare Beneficiary and Family Centered Care …
- Preparing for Next Oct. 1, 2025: Draft MDS 3.0 Item Sets v1.20.1 and Draft MDS Data Specs v3.10.0Draft MDS 3.0 Item Sets version 1.20.1 The draft Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Item Sets version (v)1.20.1 and Item Matrix are now available. The MDS Item Sets v1.20.1 will be effective beginning October 1, …
- CDC ICD-10 Browser Tool Updated for FY 2025Search ICD-10-CM Codes ICD-10-CM Browser Tool is available at https://icd10cmtool.cdc.gov/ From https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd-10-cm/index.html
- CMS QSO Memo: Nursing Home Residents’ Right to VoteCompliance with Residents’ Rights Requirement related to Nursing Home Residents’ Right to Vote Memo #QSO-24-21-NH Posting Date 2024-09-26 Fiscal Year 2024 Memorandum Summary• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is affirming the regulatory …
- CDC NHSN Long-term Care Facility Component (LTCF): Updated ResourcesThe National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Long-Term Care Facility Component Manual Tracking Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) in Long-term Care Facilities The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Manual 2025 COVID-19 VACCINATION PROTOCOL Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Module for …
- SPICE Antibiotic Stewardship Training & Education ResourcesNC SPICE is pleased to offer free educational materials on antibiotic stewardship including: Visit https://spice.unc.edu/clasp-resources/
- Revised SNF ABN (Form CMS-10055) Mandatory Oct. 31, 2024With the help of contractors, CMS revised the SNF ABN, Form CMS-10055, and the form instructions. The SNF ABN form and instructions are located in the download section and are available for immediate use, but …
- From Data Elements to Quality Measures: CMS TrainingThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a web-based training course that provides a high-level overview of how data elements within CMS patient/resident assessment instruments are used to construct quality measures (QMs) …
- SNF QRP QM Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual V6.0, Change Table, Risk Adjustment and Imputation Appendix Files, and HCC ICD-10 CrosswalksThe Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Quality Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual Version 6.0 and accompanying documents are now available. The SNF QRP Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual Version 6.0 …
- SNF QRP FAQs for FY 2025An update to the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) FreAn update to the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document is now available. This document has …
- FY 2027 (CY 2025 Data) SNF QRP MDS Reporting Requirements and Data Submission DeadlinesSNF QRP Data Elements Used for Reporting Assessment-Based QMs and Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements Affecting FY 2027 APU Determination and Data Collection and Final Submission Deadlines for FY 2027 posted The Skilled Nursing Facility …
- Section GG Web-based Training Series From CMSThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering an updated series of web-based training courses that provide an overview of the assessment and guidance to promote accurate coding of the post-acute care (PAC) …
- LTCSP Survey Resources: Surveyor Tools UpdatedThis ZIP file contains resources for surveyors conducting initial surveys under the Long-term Care Survey Process (LTCSP). It is a one-stop shop containing a multitude of reference materials that are provided to the surveyors going …
- CDC NHSN HCP & Resident Vaccination ModuleLong-term care facilities can track weekly vaccination data for residents and healthcare personnel (HCP) through NHSN. August 2024 Updates Resources Influenza/RSV July 2024 Updates Timestamps in NHSN Beginning August 8, 2024, timestamps in the NHSN …
- QIO Program ResourcesThe QIO program has updated its resources list to offer a searchable database of tools and resources from across all QIOs that SNFs, NFs, and other providers may access for free. For example, recent video-on-demand …
- OIG Report: Infection Preventionist Compliance in For-Profit Nursing HomesCertain For-Profit Nursing Homes May Not Have Complied With Federal Requirements Regarding the Infection Preventionist Position (A-01-22-00001) Not all for-profit nursing homes we reviewed met Federal requirements. Seventy-six of the 100 for-profit nursing homes in …
- Moving Forward Coalition: Resident Rights Fact SheetTwo-page nursing home resident rights summary: https://movingforwardcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/CV_NHrights_factsheet_final.pdf
- LTC and Assisted Living Facility Biosafety: Identify, Isolate and Inform Infographic from NETECThis printable flyer infographic discusses Long-Term Care (LTC) and Assisted Living Facility Biosafety: Identify, Isolate and Inform. https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/1873
- FY 2025 SNF VBP ResourcesFrom https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/nursing-home-improvement/value-based-purchasing From https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/nursing-home-improvement/value-based-purchasing/confidential-feedback-reporting-review-and-corrections From https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/nursing-home-improvement/value-based-purchasing/scoring-methodology-payment-adjustment
- FY 2025 I0020B Lookup File of ICD-10 CodesThe Microsoft Access database containing the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 codes allowed for item I0020B has been updated to reflect the codes that will be active as of October 1, 2024 (FY2025). The ZIP …
- Hurricane Debby – Georgia, South Carolina, and FloridaHurricane Debby – Georgia and South Carolina (2024) Secretary Becerra used his authority in the Public Health Service Act to declare a public health emergency (PHE) on August 07, 2024, giving us the flexibility to support our …
- Hurricane Beryl – Texas (2024) Emergency InformationSecretary Becerra used his authority in the Public Health Service Act to declare a public health emergency (PHE) on July 12, 2024, giving us the flexibility to support our beneficiaries in Texas, effective retrospectively since July 05, 2024. …
- FY 2025 SNF PPS Final Rule (CMS 1802-F) and Fact SheetLink to rule: https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2024-16907/medicare-program-prospective-payment-system-and-consolidated-billing-for-skilled-nursing-facilities Wage index files: CMS-1802-F Wage Index Tables for FY 2025 – Final (ZIP) Fact Sheet: On July 31, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule updating Medicare …
- FY 2025 PDPM ICD-10 Mappings FileFrom https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/prospective-payment-systems/skilled-nursing-facility-snf/patient-driven-model
- FY 2025 Final Wage Index Files
- PBJ Policy Manual FAQs UpdatedCMS has updated its Payroll-Based Journal Frequently Asked Questions. PBJ Policy Manual FAQ 07-22-2024 (PDF) From https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/nursing-home-improvement/staffing-data-submission
- CMS Patient Mood Interview (Patient Health Questionnaire PHQ-2 to 9) Video TutorialThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a video tutorial for completing D0150, Patient Mood Interview (PHQ-2 to 9) and D0160, Total Severity Score. This video depicts two scenarios that demonstrate the coding …
- 5-Star Helpline Available July 29 – Aug. 9The Five Star Preview Reports will be available on or around July 24, 2024. Provider Preview Reports have moved to iQIES as of August 2023. Please follow the steps below to locate the Provider Preview …
- CMS Training Course: What You Need to Know: PAC QRP Key Program Updates – FY/CY 2025What You Need to Know: PAC QRP Key Program Updates – FY/CY 2025 About This Course The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering this cross-setting web-based training course that provides an …
- ASPR TRACIE Healthcare Workplace Violence ResourcesHealthcare Workplace Violence Speaker Series Workplace safety affects all healthcare staff, patients, and visitors. ASPR TRACIE recently added two new recordings to our Workplace Violence Speaker Series: An Overview of the Healthcare Facility Armed Assailant Planning …
- PDPM Grouper to Support XML InputCurrently, the PDPM Grouper processes the MDS assessment in a fixed-length string format. To allow for future flexibility, the fiscal year 2025 release of the PDPM Grouper, effective October 1, 2024, will also support MDS …
- MDS Data Specifications V3.02.1 (FINAL) Plus Errata for Oct. 1, 2024 ImplementationFrom https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/nursing-home-improvement/minimum-data-set-technical-information
- SNF VBP Early Look Performance Score Report Webinar and MaterialsOverview of the Early Look Performance Score Report for the SNF VBP Program The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed and published the Overview of the Early Look Performance Score Report for the Skilled …
- Development, Evaluation, and Maintenance of PAC and Hospice QRP Measurement Sets Summary Report AvailableThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Standing Technical Expert Panel (TEP) for the Development, Evaluation, and Maintenance of Post-Acute Care (PAC) and Hospice Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Measurement Sets Summary …
- QSO Memo: Nursing Home Data and Care Compare UpdatesMemo # QSO-24-14-NH Posting Date 2024-07-01 Fiscal Year 2024 Memorandum Summary Downloads QSO 24-14-NH
- Minimum Staffing Standards Rule: CorrectionMedicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting; Correction SUMMARY: This document corrects typographical and technical errors in the final rule that appeared in …
- OIG Work Plan Updates Target Special Focus Facilities and Medicare Advantage PreauthorizationsRecently Added Items Announced Agency Title Component Report Number(s) June 2024 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Assessment of the Special Focus Facility Program for Nursing Homes Office of Evaluation and Inspections OEI-01-23-00050;OEI-01-23-00052 June 2024 …
- SNF QRP: Achieving a Full APU Webinar Slides, Recording, and Updated Q&A DocumentThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a webinar on March 26, 2024, to educate providers of current changes and to help them achieve a full Annual Payment Update (APU) in the Skilled Nursing Facility …
- NETEC Infection Prevention: Engineering Controls for LTCEngineering controls can be implemented to isolate people from a hazard and provide protection for long-term care residents and staff. Engineering Controls for Long-Term Care
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Age-Friendly Health Systems: Guide to Care of Older Adults in Nursing HomesThe Age-Friendly Health Systems: Guide to Care of Older Adults in Nursing Homes and the Age-Friendly Health Systems: A Workbook for Nursing Home Teams are designed to be used simultaneously to help care teams in …
- Ethical Infection Prevention and Control Decision-Making FrameworkAPIC and IPAC Canada partnered on the creation of a new resource to help healthcare professionals work through ethical issues that arise in infection prevention and control (IPC) and assist in making complex decisions. Published on both …
- QIO Resources: Preventing UTIs and Using Oral Health for Pneumonia PreventionUTI presentation and resources Oral health for pneumonia prevention:
- Updated Medicare Enrollment Guide for Institutional Providers, Including SNFsThis site includes access to a provider enrollment and certification roadmap: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/provider-enrollment-and-certification/enroll-as-an-institutional-provider
- CMS Updates Medical Review Policies for Signature Requirements (Again)Transmittal #R12663PI Issue Date 2024-05-30 Subject Medical Review Policies for Signature Requirements Implementation Date 2024-06-10 CR #13556 Publication #100-08 Transmittal Year 2024 Downloads
- CDC NHSN LTCF State Veterans Homes COVID-19 ToolThe NHSN Long-term Care Facility Component supports the nation’s COVID-19 response through the LTCF COVID-19 Module. Facilities eligible to report data to NHSN’s COVID-19 Module include nursing homes/skilled nursing, long-term care for the developmentally disabled, and assisted …
- Free NPIAP Pressure Injury Training ModulesFormerly called the NDNQI Modules, these NPIAP complimentary training modules are aligned with the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcer/Injuries: Clinical Practice Guidelines. Modules 1 – 3 are free with registration: Module 1: Pressure Injury Staging …
- OSHA Hazard Communication Standard RevisedImproves quality of information on labels, safety data sheets; takes effect July 19, 2024 WASHINGTON – The Department of Labor today announced a final rule from its Occupational Safety and Health Administration that will update the …
- FY 2025 Final MDS 3.0 Item Sets version 1.19.1 Effective Oct. 1, 2024The final Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Item Sets version (v)1.19.1 are now available. The MDS Item Sets v1.19.1 will be effective beginning October 01, 2024. Items in sections A, B, D, GG, I, J, …
- SNF QRP Quick Reference GuideAn updated Quick Reference Guide is now available. The Quick Reference Guide provides high-level information on the SNF Quality Reporting Program, including frequently asked questions and helpful links. PAC-SNF-QuickReferenceGuide-20240425 (PDF) From https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/snf-quality-reporting-program/submission-deadlines
- CMS iQIES Implements Inactive User Policy, Requiring Logins Every 60 DaysTo: iQIES Users, CMS Staff CMS security policy requires deactivation of user roles for inactive accounts.To align with CMS security policies, iQIES will begin implementing an inactive user policy this month. This will allow CMS …
- CDC Infection Prevention: Targeted Assessment for Prevention (TAP) Strategy Toolkithttps://www.cdc.gov/healthcare-associated-infections/php/toolkit/tap-strategy.html AT A GLANCE ON THIS PAGE