On Monday, Nov. 26, CMS alerted providers via their CASPER Five-Star Report that CMS had performed an off-cycle update to the claims-based scores in November. This update affects the outcomes of three claims-based measures: Re-Hospitalized After SNF Admission Outpatient ER Visit Discharged to Community According to CMS: “…It is not … Read More
New Texas PASRR Comprehensive Service Plan (PCSP) form available Jan 26, 2019
Attention Texas providers: As Health and Human Services (HHS) announced in this month’s Long Term Care Bulletin, local authority (LA) and nursing facility (NF) providers will have access to a new PASRR form called the PASRR Comprehensive Service Plan (PCSP), replacing the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) Meeting and PASRR Specialized Services … Read More
Top 6 reasons to visit SimpleLTC at the CAHF convention, Nov 11-14
Are you attending the CAHF 68th Annual Convention & Expo in Palm Springs, California, Nov. 11-14? If so, here are six reasons to visit SimpleLTC in Booth 1103 while you’re in Palm Springs. We’ll show you how to gain control over your QASP performance and metrics using the deep intelligence hidden within … Read More
CMS reports error on Five-Star Preview Reports
Attention MDS Coordinators: CMS recently issued a statement regarding an error located within the MDS quality measure (QM) table on the provider Five-Star Preview Report for October 2018. The data for the line for percentage of high-risk pressure ulcers was missing, which caused the remaining rows to be shifted up. … Read More
TMHP announces November training webinars for Texas long-term care
Attention Texas providers: Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) is providing a series of webinars for Texas nursing facilities this Nov. 12th-28th, covering how to accurately submit forms and assessments on the LTC online portal. TMHP has asked us to pass along this training information to our customers. All webinars will be … Read More