This 140-page COVID-19 FAQ document was updated on July 28, 2020. This is what’s new in this version during July: Page 10 – Diagnostic Laboratory Services … Question: If a physician/non-physician practitioner (NPP) reports CPT code 99211 “Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established … Read More
Skilled nursing facility PEPPER now available
The Q4FY19 release of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) with statistics through September 2019 is now available for download through the PEPPER Resources Portal. To obtain your SNF PEPPER, the Chief Executive Officer, President, Administrator, Compliance Officer, or Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement Officer of your … Read More
CMS updates data on COVID-19 impacts on Medicare beneficiaries
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