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
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
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
COVID-19 updated and new information – early August 2020
FAQs: COVID-19 Testing at Skilled Nursing Facilities/Nursing Homes was updated August 5, 2020. This is an 8-page document that answers questions about COVID testing, safety precautions during testing, provider order for testing, reporting, CLIA certificates, etc. CDC updated this return to work guidance again on Monday, August 10, 2020. COVID-19 FAQs on Medicare … Read More
Section GG functional outcomes: How to get the real story
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