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This week on the CMSCG Blog, we are continuing to delve into the Infection Prevention and Control regulations that are part of the Requirements of Participation. In our last two posts, we provided an overview of the other requirements under F880, and...

OIG tells CMS that State Agencies don’t do enough to verify compliance

14 Feb 2019

Belizaitis

In the past few years, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has released multiple reports related to State Agencies (SAs) not verifying correction of deficiencies identified on nursing home surveys. Those reports looked at the State Agency practices in New York,...

Ftag of the Week – F880 Infection Prevention & Control (Part 2)

08 Feb 2019

Belizaitis

Infection Prevention and Control is a regulatory hot button currently, since as we mentioned in our last post, F880 is the most frequently cited deficiency across the country. This is no surprise, since this regulation encompasses a massive set of expectations. Let’s...

MDS 3.0 Data Specifications effective October 1, 2019 published

07 Feb 2019

Belizaitis

Via the CMS.gov MDS 3.0 Technical Information webpage: February 05, 2019 A new version (V3.00.0) of the MDS 3.0 Data Specifications was posted. This version is scheduled to become effective October 1, 2019. Note that there are many significant changes, including the...

CMS updates SOM Appendix Z – Emergency Preparedness

07 Feb 2019

Belizaitis

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updates to Appendix Z of the State Operations Manual which covers the Emergency Preparedness Requirements for healthcare providers. The EPP requirements were effective November 15, 2017. The updates to Appendix Z include changes...

Ftag of the Week – F880 Infection Prevention & Control (Part 1)

01 Feb 2019

Belizaitis

This week’s “Ftag of the Week” is F880 Infection Prevention & Control, which we will be looking at over the course of the next couple of posts on the CMSCG Blog since this is such an important regulation to understand. Why? Infection...

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Ftag of the Week – F880 Infection Prevention & Control (Part 3)

OIG tells CMS that State Agencies don’t do enough to verify compliance

Ftag of the Week – F880 Infection Prevention & Control (Part 2)

MDS 3.0 Data Specifications effective October 1, 2019 published

CMS updates SOM Appendix Z – Emergency Preparedness

Ftag of the Week – F880 Infection Prevention & Control (Part 1)

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