CMS ROs reviewing facility-initiated discharges
Late in December, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a S&C memo announcing an initiative to address facility-initiated discharges... Read More
Person-centered care key to proposed discharge planning rule
Late last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to modernize discharge planning rules for nursing... Read More
OIG Nudges CMS with Compendium of Priority Recommendations (3/14)
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its March 2014 Compendium of Priority Recommendations, outlining some of the key initiatives that... Read More
Nursing homes, take note of inadequate care planning and discharge planning efforts
The newly released Office of the Inspector General Report (OIG), “Skilled Nursing Facilities Often Fail to Meet Care Planning and Discharge Planning... Read More