Federal regulators will conduct the first of a handful of “train the trainer” sessions for the new MDS 3.0 nursing home assessment tool Monday through Friday in Baltimore. The highly anticipated...
Regulators: New releases for MDS 3.0 expected next week, rollout on schedule
Jan 22, 2010
The next milepost for sweeping changes in the Minimum Data Set should come next week, when Chapters 2 and 4 and an appendix of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) manual are published. The Centers...
New Five-Star Quality Rating System previews available Tuesday
Jan 15, 2010
Nursing home operators can get a look at their newly updated quality ratings in the federal government database starting Tuesday. Operators can access their facility’s individualized report from...
Regulators gear up for special mandatory broadcast on MDS 3.0
Dec 10, 2009
The first of three satellite broadcasts by federal regulators on the new Minimum Data Set 3.0 will take place from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time) Thursday. Officials with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
As new year kicks off, providers will be keeping their funny hats and noisemakers in the closet
Sep 25, 2009
Thursday marks the beginning of the federal government’s new fiscal year, and what a tumultuous year it could become for providers.
Nurse administrators meet to hone survey skills, examine culture change
Jul 09, 2009
Directors of nursing are going to be told from Saturday to Wednesday that they “can do whatever they put their mind to” at the annual meeting of the National Association Directors of Nursing...