Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted these NH + Rehab Services datasets (CSV format), updated July 27, 2022: Provider InformationGeneral information on currently active nursing homes, including number of certified beds, quality measure scores, staffing and other information used in the Five-Star Rating System. Data are presented as…… Continue reading CMS Posts Updated Datasets
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Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users’ Guide State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the July 2022 State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has enhanced its Nursing Home Compare public reporting site to include a set of quality ratings for each nursing home that participates in Medicare or…… Continue reading Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users’ Guide State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table
Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Hospice Payment Rate Update Final Rule (CMS-1773-F)
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Today (July 27, 2022), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (CMS-1773-F). For the Hospice Quality Reporting Program, the final rule provides an update on the development of a patient assessment instrument, titled Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE). This…… Continue reading Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Hospice Payment Rate Update Final Rule (CMS-1773-F)
Care Compare July Release of SNF QRP Data – Now Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The July 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)…… Continue reading Care Compare July Release of SNF QRP Data – Now Available
HOPE BETA Test Recruitment
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS and their contractor, Abt Associates, are recruiting additional Medicare-certified hospice providers to participate in a beta test of the draft hospice patient assessment instrument called Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE). Recruitment is ongoing. Training will occur mid-July 2022, with data collection slated to…… Continue reading HOPE BETA Test Recruitment
CMS Enhances Nursing Home Rating System with Staffing and Turnover Data
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Just a few minutes ago, CMS posted this Press Release with the same title as this blog: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today (July 27, 2022) launched its enhanced Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System which integrates data nursing homes report on their…… Continue reading CMS Enhances Nursing Home Rating System with Staffing and Turnover Data
Five-Star Preview Reports Available
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Five Star Preview Reports will be available on July 20, 2022. To access these reports, select the CASPER Reporting link located on the CMS QIES Systems for Providers page. Once in the CASPER Reporting system, select the ‘Folders’ button, then select ‘My Inbox’ or…… Continue reading Five-Star Preview Reports Available
Recruitment Announcement – Technical Expert Panel (TEP) for Hospice QRP and Home Health QRP Health Equity Quality Measure Development
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Abt Associates is currently recruiting a wide range of hospice, home health, and health equity stakeholders—for example, providers, patient advocates, quality improvement, and health equity experts—to participate in a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) to provide input on a proposed health equity structural composite measure for both…… Continue reading Recruitment Announcement – Technical Expert Panel (TEP) for Hospice QRP and Home Health QRP Health Equity Quality Measure Development
Updates to MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted an update to the current (v1.17.1R October 2019) RAI User’s Manual. It includes the revision of an existing page and the addition of a new page. contains revisions to pages in Chapter 3, Section I, of the MDS 3.0 RAI Manual v1.17.1R that…… Continue reading Updates to MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual
OIG Audits: Nursing Home Life Safety and Emergency Preparedness in Eight States Identified Noncompliance With Federal Requirements and Opportunities for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Improve Resident, Visitor and Staff Safety
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “In 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its life safety and emergency preparedness regulations to improve protections for all Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, including those residing in nursing homes. These updates expanded requirements related to sprinkler systems and smoke detector coverage.…… Continue reading OIG Audits: Nursing Home Life Safety and Emergency Preparedness in Eight States Identified Noncompliance With Federal Requirements and Opportunities for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Improve Resident, Visitor and Staff Safety
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