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It’s time for another Regulatory Reminder. There is a lot going on so let’s get started. Item 1. CMS has released an item set change table supplement document along with MDS 3.0 v.1.8.11 v.6. there were several data set corrections. It would be worth your time to download the supplement to familiarize yourself with the latest data set.…...
Broad River Rehab is offering an AAPACN RAC-CT certification class available to BRR Staff and Customers. This course will be taught by Joel VanEaton, EVP of PAC Regulatory Affairs and Education with Broad River Rehab and AAPACN certified Master Teacher. This class will be provided in a virtual format so all classes will be provided…...
QM’s, Staffing, 5-Star Without Section G, and New MDS Interview Cue Cards We are certainly in unprecedented times. I heard a colleague remark recently that they had regulatory fatigue this year. Perhaps you feel the same way. That said, just when we thought were at a lull, CMS releases more for us to learn. This…...
As you may be aware, late yesterday CMS released the “Final” version of the RAI Manual v1.18.11 with little time to spare to prepare for implementation on October 1. We have been served a plethora of revisions, 60 to be exact. CMS has provided a very helpful DRAFT to Final change table to help us…...
CMS just announced that the Quality Reporting Program: Non-Compliance Letters for FY 2024 APU have been released. These non-compliance letters notify facilities that are out of compliance with the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) requirements for CY 2022. This will affect their FY 2024 Market Basket Update or Annual Payment Update (APU). Facilities that are…...
Extra! Extra! July ’23 5-Star preview reports posted today to QIES, not IQIES. The Five-Star ratings provided in these reports display for nursing homes on the Care Compare website on or around July 26, 2023. CMS had originally planned to distribute these reports in iQIES starting in July; however, the distribution of the Five Star…...
What a few weeks it has been with the RAI Manual and data set release, FY 2024 proposed rule release and the transition to IQIES. It’s challenging to keep up! I hope you al are doing well with this ever-changing landscape and ongoing transitions. We have two important regulatory reminders today related to the IQIES…...
CMS promised a final version of the MDS 3.0 v1.18.11 data set and a Draft version of the RAI manual on or around April 1, 2023, and they have delivered. This morning CMS posted both in the downloads section of the MDS 3.0 website. The final MDS zip file contains 11 unique data sets and…...
Here are a few reminders IQIES IQIES: It’s official. The transition from QIES to IQIES will occur on April 17th. That means that as of that date, providers will no longer be able to submit MDS assessments through the current QIES system. If you have not prepared, NOW is the time. On the CMS LTC…...
Well, the time has come for us to fully consider what the end of the COVID-19 PHE will mean. In other words, we need to ask ourselves, “how will I function differently as an operator on May 12th than I did on May 11th?”. The answer lies in how deeply the flexibility and waivers offered…...