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Home Health

Booster monitoring part of CMS vaccine mandate

As the Food and Drug Administration authorizes booster shots for all adults, it’s important for agencies to note that employee booster monitoring is part of the CMS vaccine mandate rules released Nov. 4, 2021. The updated Conditions of Participation for agencies, § 484.70 (d), includes 10 requirements for agency policies and procedures around the vaccine …

Skilled Nursing Facility

Recent guidance by CMS addresses backlog of nursing home surveys

Over the pandemic, nursing home surveys fell behind because COVID-19 restrictions, creating a backlog for survey agencies (SAs). CMS is taking the following steps which will allow SAs to focus their efforts on identifying concerns for all aspects of quality of care, quality of life, and ensuring health and safety, as outlined in their guidance: …

Featured Survey

2022 Home Health Trends survey

Take a few minutes to complete our 2022 Home Health Trends survey, and we will send you a FREE sample "Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy and Procedures" template to help you achieve compliance by the rapidly approaching Jan. 4 deadline.

Home Health

New data looks at hospital discharges, top home health diagnosis groups

Despite a decrease in hospital discharges to skilled nursing facilities in 2020, the rate of discharges to home health remained largely unchanged. That was one of the results shared in the 2021 Home Health Chartbook, released Nov. 10, 2021, by the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation and the National Association for Home Care …

Featured Webinar

Staff Vaccination: Comply With Mandate & Prepare for Surveys

Rest easy knowing that you are in full compliance with the COVID-19 employee vaccine mandate when the rapidly approaching deadline hits January 4, 2022. This webinar will give you the tools you need to achieve compliance quickly and pass your next CMS survey with no issues. Learn how to update your policies and procedures as well as prepare staff for surveyor inquiries on this topic.