CMS long-term care conference call to feature MDS 3.0 update, updates on other issues
Jun 09, 2011
Federal regulators will hold their monthly national conference call for long-term care providers at 2 p.m. Eastern on Thursday. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Skilled Nursing Facility/Long...
BREAKING: CMS announces details of ‘unprecedented’ national nursing home training program...
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 25, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced details of “unprecedented” training for nursing homes Tuesday morning to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Feds update Section GG training series for assessment, coding
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 28, 2021
A federal training series on the assessment and coding of Section GG of the Minimum Data Set has been updated, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Wednesday.
CMS ‘Open Door Forum’ Wednesday
Sep 12, 2014
The next Skilled Nursing Facilities/Long-Term Care Open Door Forum operated by federal regulators will be Wednesday.
Five-Star ratings system hotline re-opens; updated facility ratings go public Thursday
Jul 17, 2009
The Five-Star Quality Ratings hotline has re-opened and will remain operational until July 30, federal healthcare regulators say. Directors at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said they are...
Five-Star insights: Will those stars ever illuminate your path?
By
Steven Littlehale
May 16, 2012
I recently asked a hospital discharge planner how she chooses which nursing home to discharge to. “Five-Star” was the reply. Was I surprised? Not at all. Once again, it demonstrates just how...
Report: CMS should boost reporting of fraud, abuse
Aug 03, 2011
While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made strides in reducing Medicare fraud and abuse, the agency’s sheer size leaves it vulnerable, a new report shows.
CMS demands more from QIOs
Feb 06, 2008
If quality improvement organizations want future federal healthcare contracts, they’re going to have to earn the right grades, officials announced Tuesday.
Medicare enhances readability and fraud protections with streamlined benefit statements
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 08, 2012
Medicare recipients soon will be reaping the benefits of simplified benefit statements and will see added protections against Medicare fraud, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Wednesday.
NASL leader praises government investigation into medical equipment bidding process
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 29, 2013
A government investigation could shed much-needed light on the Medicare competitive bidding process for durable medical equipment, prosthetics and supplies, according to Cynthia Morton, executive vice...