The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has contracted with a data analytics and research firm to survey nursing facilities on the current state of health...
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that updates Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for fiscal...
The August 2022 Performance Score Reports (PSRs) for the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program are now available to download via the Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES)/Certification and Survey Provider...
The next Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Programs Bi-Monthly Forum will be held on Thursday, August 11, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM ET . During this webinar, attendees will learn important updates relevant to CMS’ Quality...
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched its enhanced Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System, which integrates data nursing homes report on their weekend staffing rates for nurses and information on annual turnover...
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the first-ever home and community-Based Services (HCBS) quality measure set to promote consistent quality measurement within and across state Medicaid HCBS programs. The...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the 2023 CMS Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Category III Implementation Guide (IG) , Schematron, and Sample Files for Eligible Clinician Programs. The 2023 CMS QRDA...
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and her leadership team will provide an update on CMS’ recent accomplishments and how the agency’s cross-cutting initiatives are advancing CMS’ Strategic Plan...
On July 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a prototype for a unified post-acute care (PAC) prospective payment system in a Report to Congress , required by the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT)...
With the July 2022 Care Compare refresh, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revised the Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System to include weekend staffing and staff turnover measures. More Information: Fact sheet Nursing...
