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The transition from Nursing Home Compare to Care Compare and unexpected Five Star Quality Rating updates brought disappointment to some Skilled Nursing Facilities. Due to the public health emergency (PHE), the rating system’s three domains had previously been held constant. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the Five Star Quality Rating system…

It’s a dreary Monday morning, and the state surveyors walk into your facility to conduct a Focused Infection Control survey. You and your team have been trying your hardest to comply with infection control procedures throughout the pandemic. At the end of the survey, you are issued several citations and the state is requiring the…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the October 2020 version of the Five-Star Quality Measure System Technical Users’ Guide. It includes several revisions and updates for the Staffing, Quality Measure, and Health Inspection ratings in response to the Public Health Emergency (PHE). Health Inspection Since the Nursing Home Compare (NHC) refresh…

Is your facility using the proper ABN form? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently updated the Advanced Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN), Form CMS-R-131. The new ABN will be mandatory for use on 1/1/2021, but the new form can be implemented now. CMS debuted an updated ABN for use this summer but…

With the beginning of fiscal year 2021 October 1, there will be the expected changes to our MDS and billing processes. This year the number of changes is limited due to the unprecedented public health emergency we are experiencing with COVID-19. Despite that, we can expect updates to the PDPM ICD-10 Mapping Tool this year.…

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Five-Star Preview: Not All Good News

Focused Infection Control Surveys and Directed Plan of Correction

Five Star Updates

New Advanced Beneficiary Notice

PDPM ICD-10 Mapping Changes Effective Oct 1, 2020