CMS posted an updated Five-Star User’s Guide on Friday, January 15, 2021. I’ve italicized and underlined the key changes in each of the 3 areas of January 2021 Revisions (in the updated 29-page guide itself, all such verbiage found on page 2 is italicized). Health Inspection Rating Changes: Beginning with … Read More
Updated claims-based technical specifications posted
An updated 32-page Appendices for Nursing Home Compare Quality Measure Technical Specificationswas posted late last week. It’s a pretty technical document that you might find interesting.
Treating long COVID: Clinician experience with post-acute COVID-19 care (webinar)
Here’s a webinar that may be of interest to you. Free Continuing Education (CE) will be offered for this COCA Call (see beneath Accreditation Statement). Treating Long COVID: Clinician Experience with Post-Acute COVID-19 Care Overview For some people, the effects of COVID-19 can last well beyond the immediate illness. Patients and … Read More
CMS posts latest COVID-19 nursing home data – week ending January 3, 2021
COVID-19 NH data for week ending January 3, 2021 is now available and carries a date of January 14, 2021. This message is found at the top of the dataset: This Socrata-powered site may be unavailable for routine maintenance from Saturday, January 16, 2021 7:00 PM CST to Saturday, January 16, 2021 … Read More
A shot in the arm for LTC facilities – webinar recording and slides available
I listened in to the Kaiser Family Foundation webinar A Shot in the Arm for LTC Facilities? Early Lessons from the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout to High Priority Populations on January 14, 2021 and it was well worth the time. The hyperlink in the previous sentence will take you to that recording. The … Read More