The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released its first monthly update of data that provides a snapshot of the impact of COVID-19 on the Medicare population. For the first time, the snapshot includes data for American Indian/Alaskan Native Medicare beneficiaries. The new data indicate that American Indian/Alaskan Native … Read More
NH COVID-19 toolkit – version 6 and submitted COVID data for week ending July 12, 2020
CMS updated Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes … Version 6 on July 23, 2020. If you’re keeping track, this latest version has 154 pages. COVID-19 Nursing Home Submitted Data as of Week Ending: 07/12/2020 is now available. “The Nursing Home COVID-19 Public File includes data reported … Read More
SNF QRP COVID-19 PHE tip sheet is available
The 4-page SNF COVID-19 PHE Tip Sheet is now available. This tip sheet is designed to assist Skilled Nursing Facility providers in understanding the status of the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). Also provided is practical guidance to address SNF quality data submission requirements starting … Read More
BREAKING NEWS: COVID-19 testing at skilled nursing facilities/nursing homes and PRF reporting information released
CMS has posted a 6-page FAQ document that answers 21 questions regarding provision of COVID-19 testing platforms and tests to nursing homes. Also posted was information about CMS methodology for prioritizing facilities and a listing of the facilities. The methodology and listing is in the form of an Excel spreadsheet. When you click … Read More
COVID-19 POC tests and machines coming to nursing homes starting this week
If you listened to the Wednesday, July 22, 2020 CMS COVID-19 Nursing Home Call, you heard Evan Shulman, Director, Division of Nursing Homes for CMS moderating this afternoon’s 30-minute session. It was announcement that nursing homes with a CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment) certificate would begin to receive 1 of … Read More