CMS has provided an Addendum to this User’s Manual. The information in the Addendum is effective October 1, 2020 to coincide with the implementation of the MDS 3.0 Item Set, version 1.17.2. It’s a .zip file so this is what you’ll see when you open it: The Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting … Read More
Expansion of telehealth services in Medicaid and Medicare
On October 14, 2020, CMS expanded the list of telehealth services that Medicare Fee-For-Service will pay for during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (PHE). CMS is also providing additional support to state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) agencies in their efforts to expand access to … Read More
CMS posts updated COVID-19 in NH data + county positivity rates
CMS has posted updated COVID-19 data for the week ending October 4, 2020. County positivity rates dated October 13, 2020 are also available. This is data from September 24-October 7, 2020. (Remember you can also access past county activity rates in the archives.) Facilities should monitor these rates every other week and adjust staff … Read More
CDC COVID-19 updates: First full week of October 2020
CDC was busy updating COVID-19 guidance/website late last week: Clinical Care Guidance for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus (COVID-19) No details provided on what was updated but this is a good site to bookmark for future reference. Flowchart for management of HCWs with exposure to a person with COVID-19 Interim Guidelines … Read More
Version 11 – Toolkit on state actions to mitigate COVID-19 prevalence in NHs available
The latest version – 11 of this toolkit was recently posted. This version is 186 pages, up 10 pages from Version 10. This toolkit catalogs the many innovative solutions designed at the state level to protect our nation’s vulnerable nursing home residents during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Beginning with this new 11th … Read More