In case you haven’t heard this news yet, HHS announced on May 22, 2020 that it has begun distributing billions in additional relief funds to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to help them combat the devastating effects of this pandemic. Nursing homes play a pivotal role in providing skilled care to … Read More
COVID-19 in LTC office hours – COVID-19 testing considerations and cohorting
The May 28, 2020 LTC Office Hours was a great session! The subject was testing considerations and cohorting of COVID-19 patients in LTC. This link will take you to the presentation handout. The presenter was Nimalie Stone, MD from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). If you’ve attended other CMS … Read More
Missed the first session of May 28, 2020, national NH training series?
Today’s session for Establishing an Infection Prevention Program and Conducting Ongoing Infection Surveillance in the Nursing Home (registration filled rapidly for this session) was a great kickoff for this series of eight (8) one-hour sessions every Thursday from 4pm to 5pm (ET) through July 16th to provide training for infection … Read More
Updated COVID-19 FAQs on Medicare Fee-for-Service Billing – with a gift
CMS posted an updated COVID-19 FAQ a couple of hours ago (the document shows yesterday’s date). As with each FAQ updated, you’ll see the date for each specific item that is accompanied by the word New – both in very small type. This is a 71-page document and it provides a specific … Read More
OIG strategic plan: Oversight of COVID-19 response and recovery
The Office of Inspector General has announced a strategic plan: Oversight of COVID-19 Response and Recovery. At this point, this is a quick, interesting read – 7 pages. Please share this plan with your team. “The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has created unprecedented challenges for the Department of Health … Read More