From CMS: HHS will devote $5 billion of the Provider Relief Fund authorized by the CARES Act to Medicare-certified long term care facilities and state veterans’ homes to build nursing …
From McKnight’s: “The federal government will prioritize nursing homes with three or more coronavirus cases during the initial distribution of point-of-care COVID-19 tests.” “During a call with nursing homes Wednesday …
CMS is providing notifications to facilities that were determined to be out of compliance with Quality Reporting Program (QRP) requirements for CY 2019, which will affect their FY 2021 Annual …
From CMS: “CMS announced the agency’s targeted approach to provide additional resources to nursing homes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hotspot areas. Specifically, CMS plans to deploy Quality Improvement Organizations …
MassHealth is requiring that all MassHealth nursing facility providers conduct baseline testing of their total Staff for COVID-19 by July 19, 2020, in accordance with the requirements of Nursing Facility …
Today CMS announced plans to end the emergency blanket waiver requiring all nursing homes to resume submitting staffing data through the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) system by August 14, 2020. The …
CMS has instructed MACs and notified Medicare Advantage plans to cover COVID-19 lab tests for nursing home residents and patients. This instruction follows the CDC’s recent update of COVID-19 testing guidelines …
The U.S. House of Representatives launched an investigation into the coronavirus crisis in nursing homes, sending letters to CMS and the nation’s five largest for-profit nursing home companies. “The Subcommittee …
The CDC recently updated its COVID-19 testing guidelines for nursing home residents and personnel. The updates include: Reorganized recommendations to address: Viral testing of healthcare personnel (HCP) Viral testing of …
Today, CMS is posting the first set of underlying COVID-19 nursing home data. On April 19, 2020, CMS announced the requirement that nursing homes to inform residents, their families, and …
