The MDS on Christmas vacation: ‘It’s a beaut Clark, it’s a beaut!’
By
Joel VanEaton
Nov 28, 2023
I love this time of year. Christmas is on its way. I especially love the holiday movie classics, “A Christmas Story,” “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” “Miracle on 34th Street,” “White Christmas,”...
Hospice improves your Quality Measures
By
Steven Littlehale
Jun 23, 2023
My father died a little over a year ago. While I usually derive tremendous comfort and support by sharing both happy and sad milestones with friends, family, and colleagues, in this instance, sharing the...
Underreporting of fall, pressure ulcer hospitalizations ‘widespread’ in nursing home data
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 24, 2023
Underreporting of falls and pressure ulcers in nursing homes was frequent and “widespread” in a new study of such incidents and whether they were accurately reflected on Care Compare.
The MDS reminds me of something in Narnia?
By
Joel VanEaton
May 16, 2023
I am a fan of C.S. Lewis. If you have not read “The Chronicles of Narnia,” you should. You may have seen the more recent three films based on these books. As good as they were, as is usually the case,...
Feds broaden nursing home quality campaign with new discharge, satisfaction and vaccination measures
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 10, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services made one thing clear when it issued its newly proposed nursing home pay rule last week: Promoting nursing home quality improvement is driving policy formation.
Yo, I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
By
Steven Littlehale
Oct 14, 2022
It’s a curious day when I lift a lyric from the Spice Girls to title an article. The Spice Girls’ first single, “Wannabe,” was released in 1996 and rocketed to the top of the British singles chart....
AHCA/NCAL: When inspected during pandemic, most nursing homes deficiency-free
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 28, 2022
Despite navigating unprecedented hardship and loss during the pandemic, there is evidence that care in nursing homes held steady in a number of quantifiable areas, according to the organization’s...
More than 2,000 nursing homes earn top U.S. News ratings
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 09, 2021
High vaccination rates among staff and patient safety standards were among the common characteristics of thousands of nursing homes recognized as the “best” in the nation, according to ratings released...
Only one quality measure for SNFs under new CMS proposal
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Dec 04, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services unveiled a shorter-than-usual list of potential Medicare quality measures last week, with only one aimed at skilled nursing providers.
Ask The Payment Expert: Patricia Boyer
Jun 05, 2017
Can you clear up confusion over quality measures and how long people remain on the report?