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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has a list of waivers and flexiblities for healthcare providers that can be found here. It includes information on blanket waivers, but also has provider-specific fact sheets, including for Long-Term Care Facilities, Home Health...

COVID-19 Focused Survey Entrance Conference Worksheet & Materials

26 Mar 2020

Brandie Elizaitis, MS, CDP, CDS, Director of Operations

Please be advised that as part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Infection Control Focused Survey process, updated surveyor resources have been published. There is a different Entrance Conference Worksheet that will be used for the focused surveys. The...

CMS Prioritizing Certain Survey Types for 3 weeks

25 Mar 2020

Brandie Elizaitis, MS, CDP, CDS, Director of Operations

In a press release issued March 23, 2020, “CMS Announces Findings at Kirkland Nursing Home and New Targeted Plan for Healthcare Facility Inspections in light of COVID-19,” The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its findings from its inspection of...

Skilled Nursing, Home Health & Hospice QRPs

23 Mar 2020

Brandie Elizaitis, MS, CDP, CDS, Director of Operations

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced exceptions/extensions for upcoming quality measure reporting and data submission deadlines for many CMS programs, including: Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program Home Health Quality Reporting Program Hospice...

Ftag of the Week – F586 Resident Contact with External Entities

13 Mar 2020

Brandie Elizaitis, MS, CDP, CDS, Director of Operations

This week’s Ftag of the Week on the CMSCG Blog is part of the Residents Rights regulatory group, F586 Resident Contact with External Entities. This regulation states that facilities must ensure that residents are not discouraged or even prohibited from communicating with...

Ftags of the Week – Infection Control Ftags Recap (F880, F881, F882 and F883)

05 Mar 2020

Brandie Elizaitis, MS, CDP, CDS, Director of Operations

While we have not repeated any Ftags of the Week on the CMSCG Blog since there are so many regulations to go through, we are breaking the trend this week given the shift in Infection Control emphasis by the regulators. Here are...

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Coronavirus Waivers & Flexibilities – LTC/HHA/Hospice

COVID-19 Focused Survey Entrance Conference Worksheet & Materials

CMS Prioritizing Certain Survey Types for 3 weeks

Skilled Nursing, Home Health & Hospice QRPs

Ftag of the Week – F586 Resident Contact with External Entities

Ftags of the Week – Infection Control Ftags Recap (F880, F881, F882 and F883)

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