CMS on holidays: No get-togethers, full guidance may be forthcoming
By
Liza Berger
Nov 06, 2020
Lest you think Thanksgiving will be a time to soften some COVID-19 restrictions for residents, think again.
Nursing homes should consider testing workers more frequently than what CMS dictates: researchers
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 04, 2020
Nursing homes should consider testing staff members for COVID-19 more frequently after a new study found that the federal government’s coronavirus testing strategy may not be enough to identify asymptotic...
CMS gives its nursing home info a new online hub
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 02, 2020
Nursing home providers now have a one-stop source to find all of the latest information from the federal government on guidance and resources available to them.
Providers worry after suspension of Missouri COVID-19 test lab upheld
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 30, 2020
Long-term care providers in Missouri expressed concern about the pace of coronavirus testing within the state after regulators suspended a lab over accuracy concerns.
6 new quality measures for SNFs now showing on Nursing Home Compare
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 29, 2020
New performance data on skilled nursing providers, which features six additional measures, is now on the Nursing Home Compare website, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Wednesday. ...
Diabetes equipment payments, Medicare coverage would grow under new federal proposal
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 29, 2020
Nursing homes residents who use continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) to track their daily blood sugar levels would see their Medicare coverage and payments for the devices expanded under a new proposed rule...
CNA staffing, turnover will be a top focus, federal official vows
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 21, 2020
Turnover among certified nursing assistants at long-term care facilities will be a top priority for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services going forward, a top agency official pledged Tuesday.
CMS: A quarter of Medicare recipients skipped needed healthcare during pandemic
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 21, 2020
Fully 21% of beneficiaries have forgone needed healthcare for something other than COVID-19. Nearly half say they did not want to risk being at a medical facility, according to CMS.
More pharmacies able to directly bill Medicare, receive pay for SNF coronavirus vaccinations
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 20, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will allow Medicare-enrolled immunizers to directly bill and receive direct reimbursements from the program for vaccinating Medicare residents in skilled nursing...
AHCA: Rising COVID cases may forecast ‘third spike’ in nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 20, 2020
Weekly nursing home case counts rose in late September, corresponding with a growing number of infections in the general population, the AHCA reports. Replenished relief funding will help prevent another...