CMS S&C Nursing Home Action Plan – Strategy 1
As we posted last week, CMS released the Survey and Certification group’s FY2016-FY2017 Nursing Home Action Plan which included five actionable strategies... Read More
Reminder: 30 days until Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) go-live
Did you receive the friendly reminder from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in your inboxes today titled “30 Days Until... Read More
CMS issues draft RAI 3.0 User’s Manual v 1.14
In a May 20, 2016 CMS S&C letter, CMS announced that a draft version of the RAI manual is set to go... Read More
CMS FY 2016-2017 Nursing Home Action Plan
As if we haven’t had enough indications that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be doing everything it can... Read More
OSHA to require more data for tracking workplace injuries and illnesses
The 5/12/16 Federal Register includes the OSHA final rule to “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses,” which will require certain industries,... Read More
CMS publishes new Life Safety Code rule, effective immediately
CMS issued a new S&C letter on May 6, 2016 alerting healthcare providers, including long term care facilities, that new Life Safety... Read More
OIG: Insufficient home health & SNF claims documentation led to payment errors
A May 2016 Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report found that insufficient documentation was a serious cause of improper payments for... Read More