The December 2020 quarterly refresh of LTCH QRP is now available on LTCH Compare as well as the Long-term care hospitals web pages within Care Compare (CCXP) and Provider Data Catalog (PDC). The data for assessment-based measures are based on quality assessment data submitted by LTCHs to CMS from Quarter … Read More
COVID-19 vaccine clinic program information for NHs
I listened to an extremely informative webinar hosted by CVSHealth/Omnicare on Monday, December 7, 2020. This webinar spoke very specifically to the steps leading up to and through Phase 1 of the COVID-19 Vaccination Program. This is the link to the 23 webinar slides for the Omnicare COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics – … Read More
Updates to the Nursing Home Compare website and Five Star Quality Rating System
December 4, 2020, CMS posted QSO 21-06-NH … Updates to the Nursing Home Compare Website and Five Star Quality Rating System. This 3-page QSO memorandum provides updates on the Health Inspection and Quality Measure domains of the Five Star Quality Rating System, and the transition to the new Care Compare … Read More
New codes for COVID-19
In an unprecedented move, the CDC has approved new codes for COVID-19 effective with dates of stay January 1, 2021 or later. Code changes are reserved for October 1 each year with April 1 as a date for emergency changes. April 1, 2020 was the effective date for the U07.1 … Read More
ACIP and CDC – Healthcare personnel and LTC residents to receive COVID-19 vaccine first
The ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) approved the following recommendation by majority (13-1) vote at its December 1, 2020 emergency meeting: When a COVID-19 vaccine is authorized by FDA and recommended by ACIP, vaccination in the initial phase of the COVID-19 vaccination program (Phase 1a) should be offered to … Read More