The end of 2012 is around the corner, and so it’s that time of year . . . Check out CMS Compliance Group’s top 12 most popular blog posts for 2012 on regulatory compliance, long term care and more!
- CMSCG Immediate Jeopardy Series Recap – This 4-part series gives providers all the information they need to know about Immediate Jeopardy citations, including key dates, definitions and penalties.
- Transfer Trauma – Tips for Administration – Check out these key points for receiving facility’s administration to address ahead of accepting new residents who are displaced in an emergency situation.
- Sandy’s Reminder about skilled nursing facility disaster prep – In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, CMS Compliance Group re-issued an earlier article, “The OIG report is in – your facility may not be properly prepared for an emergency”
- Taking a look at systematic quality improvement using the 5 QAPI Elements – New quality assurance and performance improvement program (QAPI) from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) requires facilities to develop Performance Improvement Projects (PIPs) as part of the new initiative
- Nursing Home Inspect is now available to the public: what that means for your facility – The easy-to-use Nursing Home Inspect database puts more information in the hands of consumers – we provide important reminders for your team.
- Top 10 survey deficiencies – CMS Compliance Group President Linda Elizaitis noted 10 common survey deficiencies that skilled nursing facilities need to be on the lookout for during a McKnight’s Long Term Care “Super Tuesday” webinar.
- The “Other” 99% – OIG finds nursing home records lacking for patients on antipsychotic medications – An alarming report from the Office of the Inspector General showed that antipsychotic drug use on nursing home patients was not only prevalent, it was not well-documented.
- Dignity in the dining room – Inspired by our LeadingAge New York education session, here are five tips on the Quality Indicator Survey’s Kitchen Observation and Dining Observation
- Directors of Nursing – Here are 10 things to keep in mind when preparing for survey – This list helps prepare DONs for their upcoming certification survey.
- OIG 2013 Work Plan: What skilled nursing facilities, hospice providers and home health agencies need to know – The OIG issued its 2013 work plan, detailing several important areas of focus that SNFs, hospice providers and HHAs need to be aware of.
- Your ZPIC is not a random pick – ZPIC isn’t a household name yet, but it could be . . . find out what you need to know about this type of Medicare auditing that’s on the rise in skilled nursing facilities.
- Important SOM revisions – F-155, F-309 & F-322 – In November 2012, CMS provided new guidance to its surveyors on Advanced Directives, Quality of Life and Feeding Tubes.
