SNF Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) FAQs updated

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CMS has updated the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program: Frequently Asked Questions document. Here’s the Table of Contents for this 11-page document: Page 10 also includes the FAQ for: Will the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) impact SNF VBP Program policies? Want to keep up with the changing COVID-19 situation in … Read More

Report: Special COVID-19 nursing home call with Seema Verma – Thursday, August 13, 2020

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This special CMS call concluded a few minutes ago.  It was an SOS call, if you will – you could sense the gravity and seriousness by the tone of the introduction and throughout the call.  Seema Verma, CMS Administrator, began the call by say that CMS is “deeply concerned” about … Read More

Special COVID-19 nursing home call with Seema Verma – Thursday, August 13, 2020

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The following was sent via email this morning.  This call was also promoted during the CMS Nursing Home Call yesterday afternoon – no additional details were provided with the exception that it was special and would be hosted by Seema Verma. CMS Administrator Seema Verma is hosting a special National … Read More

Section GG functional outcomes: How to get the real story

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Outcome measures tell a story, but do we really know the story we are telling? All post-acute care providers are finally speaking the same language and have a story to tell. SNFs have reported Section GG outcomes (aka, Therapy Report Card) to CMS since 2016. How do your outcomes stand … Read More

Early recognition of resident change in condition

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The TMF QIN-QIO developed this change package to assist LTC providers working directly with TMF QIN-QIO experts in improving resident care through early recognition of changes in condition.  Early Recognition of Resident Change in Condition Change Package … Version 1 was released in July.  If you do not have a TMFNetworking.org account, … Read More