Attention SNFs: All MDS 3.0 and CASPER systems to be offline for 5+ days in March. We have learned from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that all of the national QIES systems will be taken offline for an extended off-schedule maintenance period, currently scheduled to begin on … Read More
CMS publishes Version 2 of PBJ technical information
The following PBJ Submission Specifications are now available under the Downloads section of CMS’ Payroll Based Journal page: PBJ 1.0 Submission Specs V1.00.0 for the October 1, 2015 Release PBJ 2.0 Submission Specs V2.00.0 for the June 26, 2016 Release The submission specs consist of the following technical information: PBJ … Read More
Update Internet Explorer NOW to protect long-term care data
It’s official: Microsoft Internet Explorer is finally dead. Technically the browser’s older versions died out long ago, but — much like relentlessly menacing zombies — they continue to shuffle aimlessly around corporate offices and long-term care facilities, threatening to devour important company data and protected health information (PHI). Now, after … Read More