It’s a new year and CMS is not wasting any time. Late Friday, 1/7/2022, CMS released memo QSO-22-08-NH. In this memo CMS has laid out their intentions to begin using PBJ data inform the public related to weekend staffing and staff turnover in 3 distinct ways. Public Posting on Care Compare CMS will begin posting… Continue reading Regulatory Reminders!
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The FY 2022 SNF PPS Final Rule: Learn the Facts behind the headlines Part 4 – FY 2022 is here; What is the data telling us?
I am sure you have heard something like this, “we are living in unprecedented times”. Who would have imagined 2 years ago that we would face the demons of a global pandemic with all its implications and ramifications? It’s exhausting just thinking about the work that has been accomplished saving lives, caring for the isolated… Continue reading The FY 2022 SNF PPS Final Rule: Learn the Facts behind the headlines Part 4 – FY 2022 is here; What is the data telling us?
Extra! Extra! The 5-Star User’s Guide Has Been Revised! Who Knew?
Good Afternoon Everyone. FYI, CMS quietly posted a revised 5-Star User’s guide on October 27th. The new user’s guide is dated October 2021 and can be found at https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/CertificationandComplianc/Downloads/usersguide.pdf There was one major change to table A related to the short stay claims based measure, “Rate of successful return to home and community from a… Continue reading Extra! Extra! The 5-Star User’s Guide Has Been Revised! Who Knew?
Public Health Emergency Extended through mid January!
A short Regulatory Reminder today. As has been the case since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 90 day intervals, the Department of Health and Human Services has once again renewed the determination that a Public Health Emergency (PHE) exists. See the text of the most recent renewal below. This renewal notice is dated October 18,… Continue reading Public Health Emergency Extended through mid January!
FY 2022 RAI Manual Updates? Yes Indeed!
Well, it’s FY 2022! And you thought here would be no changes to the RAI Manual this year. Think again! One has been made. Late last week CMS quietly posted the following announcement to the MDS 3.0 website. The PDF file labeled “MDS3.0RAIManualv1.17.1R.Errata.October.1.2021,” contains revisions to pages in Chapter 6 of the MDS 3.0 RAI… Continue reading FY 2022 RAI Manual Updates? Yes Indeed!
The FY 2022 SNF PPS Final Rule: Learn the Facts behind the headlines Part 3 – Quality Measurement and Resident Input: What does the future hold?
The other day my wife and I were eating out with at one our favorite local establishments and, as is the case in many restaurants today, they were understaffed, so much so that the cooks had to help serve. Rather than make patrons wait, the cook staff actually helped serve tables. Now that may be… Continue reading The FY 2022 SNF PPS Final Rule: Learn the Facts behind the headlines Part 3 – Quality Measurement and Resident Input: What does the future hold?
Regulatory Reminder
It has been a while since we posted a Regulatory Reminder notification, so here goes! This morning as I was responding to an email about a specific application of the 3-day stay waiver, I noticed that on Wed. this week, CMS revised the clarification memo SE0011 relative to these waivers. In particular, the text below… Continue reading Regulatory Reminder
NADONA and Broad River Rehab Team-Up to Offer Four-Part Quality Measures Webinar Series
Broad River Rehab is proud to partner with NADONA to offer a new, four-part webinar series on Quality Measures. Each of these programs are eligible for 1 CE credit for both administrators and nurses. Here is the schedule for each event, along with the registration links: Part I: Quality Measurement: Applying an Understanding of the… Continue reading NADONA and Broad River Rehab Team-Up to Offer Four-Part Quality Measures Webinar Series
The FY 2022 SNF PPS Final Rule: Learn the Facts behind the headlines Part 2 – ICD-10 Revisions and PDPM. What’s in it for me?
Henry David Thoreau once said, “Our least deed, like the young of the land crab, makes its way to the sea of cause and effect as soon as born, and makes a drop there to eternity.” This is true of the daily choices we all make in our personal lives. It is also true of… Continue reading The FY 2022 SNF PPS Final Rule: Learn the Facts behind the headlines Part 2 – ICD-10 Revisions and PDPM. What’s in it for me?
The FY 2022 SNF PPS Final Rule: Learn the Facts behind the headlines Part 1 – What Happened to my Wage index?
In a recent blog post that I read by Brad Hirschfield he said, “We’re all familiar with the expression about missing the forest for the trees, and its wisdom about not being distracted by smaller details that undermine our appreciation of the “big picture.” No doubt, that’s often good advice. After all, who among us… Continue reading The FY 2022 SNF PPS Final Rule: Learn the Facts behind the headlines Part 1 – What Happened to my Wage index?