On October 2, 2020, CMS released (its) monthly update of data that provides a snapshot of the impact of COVID-19 on the Medicare population. The updated data show over 1 million COVID-19 cases among the Medicare population and over 284,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations. Other key findings: The rate of COVID-19 cases … Read More
CMS posts COVID-19 nursing home data for week ending September 20, 2020
CMS has posted the most recent COVID-19 Nursing Home Data – week ending 9/20/2020. County positivity rates dated September 28, 2020 are the most recent rates posted.
Updated SNF QRP COVID-19 PR tip sheet is available
An updated version of the SNF COVID-19 PR Tip Sheet that was posted on September 8, 2020, is now available. The purpose of this Tip Sheet is to help providers understand CMS’ public reporting strategy for the PAC QRP in the midst of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). This Tip Sheet … Read More
National nursing home COVID action network
The National Nursing Home COVID Action Network – a partnership between AHRQ, the University of New Mexico’s ECHO Institute and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) – provides free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country to increase the implementation of evidence-based infection prevention and safety practices to … Read More
Updates to MDS and CASPER provider reporting guides
CMS just posted two (2) September 2020 updates to MDS reporting guides: MDS 3.0 Provider User’s Guide_Section 5: Error Messages CASPER Reporting MDS Provider User’s Guide CASPER Reporting MDS Provider User’s Guide_Section 11: MDS Quality Measure Reports CASPER Reporting MDS Provider User’s Guide_Section 13: SNF Quality Reporting Program The MDS … Read More