Most SNFs don’t know they’ve been fined — are you one of them? Last year, CMS enacted sweeping new requirements for COVID-19 reporting by nursing homes, including the threat of hefty fines for failure to comply. CMS has followed through on its promise, issuing more than $8 million in COVID-19 reporting … Read More
Connecting people with data
On January 15, 2021, CMS released a monthly update of data that provides a snapshot of the impact of COVID-19 on the Medicare population. The updated data show over 1.9 million COVID-19 cases among the Medicare population and over 493,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations. The updated snapshot covers the period from January … Read More
MDS 3.0 Provider’s Guide updated – error messages
CMS has updated Section 5 of the MDS 3.0 Provider’s Guide. The MDS 3.0 Provider User’s Guide provides information and instructions pertaining to the QIES ASAP MDS 3.0 system to Long-Term Care (LTC) facility and Swing Bed (SB) hospital users who are required to submit assessment data about their residents and patients. … Read More
CMS posts current county positivity rates – December 14, 2020
CMS has posted the current county positivity rates, with the date of December 14, 2020. Past county positivity postings are found in the Archives. As always, remember that nursing homes are required to conduct testing of residents and staff. based on the COVID-19 positivity rate for the county the nursing home resides … Read More
CMS SNF/LTC open door forum – Thursday, December 17, 2020
The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for: Date: Thursday, December 17, 2020 Start Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. Conference Leaders: Todd Smith & Jill Darling **This Agenda is … Read More