FAQs: COVID-19 Testing at Skilled Nursing Facilities/Nursing Homes was updated August 5, 2020. This is an 8-page document that answers questions about COVID testing, safety precautions during testing, provider order for testing, reporting, CLIA certificates, etc. CDC updated this return to work guidance again on Monday, August 10, 2020. COVID-19 FAQs on Medicare … Read More
Section GG functional outcomes: How to get the real story
Outcome measures tell a story, but do we really know the story we are telling? All post-acute care providers are finally speaking the same language and have a story to tell. SNFs have reported Section GG outcomes (aka, Therapy Report Card) to CMS since 2016. How do your outcomes stand … Read More
Early recognition of resident change in condition
The TMF QIN-QIO developed this change package to assist LTC providers working directly with TMF QIN-QIO experts in improving resident care through early recognition of changes in condition. Early Recognition of Resident Change in Condition Change Package … Version 1 was released in July. If you do not have a TMFNetworking.org account, … Read More
Recap of the CMS SNF/LTC Open Door Forum – August 6, 2020
You can find the agenda items for this Open Door Forum on my blog earlier this week. CMS got started about 9 minutes late, but they had a lot to convey to providers/stakeholders. Here’s a synopsis of what was covered (the links in this synopsis will point you to recent blogs and … Read More
Nursing homes’ reported staffing levels in 2018 raise concerns
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted a report dated August 3, 2020 by the same title as this blog as well as this: Consumer Transparency Could Be Increased. The 38-page report as well as the brief are interesting reads. “Of 12,862 nursing homes, 7 percent (943) reported 30 or more days in 2018 … Read More