Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Today, October 26, 2022, CMS posted the revised S&C: 17-15-LSC. Contact: If you have questions concerning this memorandum, please send them to SCG_LifeSafetyCode@cms.hhs.gov. Effective Date: Immediately. The information provided in this memorandum should be communicated with all survey and certification staff, their managers, and the State/CMS…… Continue reading Revision of S&C: 17-15-LSC Effective October 1, 2022 CMS Adopts the 2001 FSES Mandatory Values

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The October 2022 release of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) data is now available on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC). The data are based on quality assessment data submitted by SNFs to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from…… Continue reading Care Compare October Release of SNF QRP Data Now Available

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS issued this Press Release on Friday, October 21, 2022. It references the QSO-23-01-NH Memorandumblog I posted earlier that day.  The QSO Memorandum and the corresponding Press Release are both worth the read and sharing with your team/colleagues. Below is an excerpt from that Press Release.…… Continue reading Administration Strengthens Oversight of Nation’s Poorest-Performing Nursing Homes

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The afternoon of October 24, 2022, CMS posted these updates to the LTC Survey Process: The Revision History for LTC Survey Process Documents and Files provides some additional information: There are indeed a lot of significant updates!  One example is that 20 (half) of the Critical…… Continue reading CMS Posts Significant Updates to LTC Survey Process

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Today, October 21, 2022, CMS posted QSO-23-01-NH with the same title as this blog. Background: Sections 1819(f)(8) and 1919(f)(10) of the Social Security Act require CMS to conduct a Special Focus Facility (SFF) program which focuses on nursing homes that have a persistent record of noncompliance…… Continue reading Revisions to Special Focus Facility (SFF) Program

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Today, October 21, 2022, CMS posted R208SOMA: What follows, starting on page 2 of the 560-page transmittal, is the identification of the F-Tags within Appendix PP. Appendix PP begins on page 26 through page 538. Additional Exhibits (Chapter 9 – SOM) complete the rest of the…… Continue reading CMS Posts Revisions to State Operation Manual (SOM) and Appendix PP Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDPClinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The October update of Appendix B to the RAI 3.0 User’s Manual contains changes to the list of State RAI Coordinators, MDS Automation Coordinators, RAI Panel members, and CMS locations and contacts.  The file is located in the Downloads section. The direct link is found here. The document was posted…… Continue reading Appendix B – RAI 3.0 User’s Manual Updated