OIG has published an interactive map that displays details on nursing home complaint trends in 2018. 6,540 high-priority grievances that were not investigated within the required 10-day period, which equals a 23% increase. …
Reductions in federal payments to hospitals will total $252.6 billion from 2010 through 2029, reflecting the impact of a series of legislative and regulatory actions, according to a new study …
Today, CMS announced it is strengthening the State Performance Standards System (SPSS). Under the changes announced in a memo to states today, CMS will, through the updated SPSS assessment tools, more rigorously and …
From the CMS Newsroom: “The Trump Administration and CMS announced a major enhancement of the information available to nursing home residents, families, and caregivers on the Agency’s Nursing Home Compare website. Later …
Last week, Genesis Healthcare said “it has reorganized its therapy gyms in response to PDPM and other industry changes.” The company laid off 585 out of about 10,000 Genesis Rehab …
Important news for all SNF providers from CMS: “CMS is aware of issues with the latest PDPM DLL Package (V1.0002 FINAL). We are targeting to release an updated version on Monday, October …
The DOJ is making a push to identify criminal charges that can be brought against nursing homes and staff accused of abusing and defrauding elderly patients. The DOJ’s civil division has …
Today, CMS posted the first annual release of the Post-Acute Care and Hospice Utilization and Payment Public Use Files (PAC PUF) with data for 2017. The PAC PUF replaces the …
CMS has released the final version of the MDS 3.0 RAI Manual (version 1.17.1). There are several important changes that providers should review before October 1st. This should be the …
