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Person-centered focus at the core of Alzheimer’s Association’s new recommendations

The Alzheimer’s Association released their 2018 recommendations for dementia care practice intended for professional care providers who work with individuals living with dementia and their families.

Housekeeping for senior living (Part 3): Exposure control plan

In Part 2 of this series we covered safety tips for sharps management in a senior living facility.

WHO: Antibiotic resistance a ‘serious situation’ worldwide

While releasing surveillance data from 40 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday declared antibiotic resistance a “serious situation” in both high- and low-income countries.

Increasing communication with your residents who have dementia: Part 3 (of 4)

Part 2 of this series taken from Serving Residents With Dementia: Transforming Care Strategies for Assisted Living Providers, written by dementia expert Kerry C. Mills, MPA, discussed how to approach residents who have dementia to ensure your presence is welcomed, as well as tips for asking questions to engage, rather than test.

SNF QRP quality measure (QM) and review and correct report data issues

A calculation error has been identified for the three assessment-based quality measures reported on the SNF QRP Facility- and Resident-Level QM report and the SNF QRP Review and Correct reports (NQF #0678, NQF #0674, and NQF #2631). Duplicate stays and invalid admission dates can appear on these reports.

CMS works to ensure correct processing of disaster-related home health claims

Agencies submitting claims under a waiver authorized in response to recent hurricane and wildfire emergency events no longer will be at risk to have claims returned to provider (RTP’d) in error because of a failure to match the claim with a corresponding OASIS.

CMS extends moratoria on new home health agencies in 6 metro areas

CMS has once again extended its moratoria on new home health agencies and new branches of existing home health agencies by six months in six metropolitan areas.

New in the February issue of PPS Alert for Long-Term Care...

What are they thinking? How surveyors scrutinize your quality measures data

Through 2017, there were two authorized methods surveyors used to conduct a survey: the traditional survey process and the quality indicator survey (QIS) process. Under the traditional survey process, surveyors are mandated to examine a facility’s quality measurement reports prior to arriving at the facility. This examination provides information about potential quality problems that will be investigated further on-site. Under the QIS process, a sophisticated computer program completes the analysis of Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments and QMs.

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Monthly Inservice: Survey preparation

Click here to subscribe to CNA Training Advisor and receive a new lesson plan every month, including course materials, a 4-page in-service, and a quiz targeted to address the unique needs, interests, and concerns of CNAs.

Simplified Compliance: Education and Training Tools

Is profit without census possible?

The skill that all clinical care providers should be taught

CMS estimates that this area of compliance will cost home health agencies the most in new CoP

Four key actions for preventing theft in your facility

Product Spotlight

Long-Term Care Administrator's Boot Camp

The Long-Term Care Administrator’s Boot Camp offers skilled nursing facility administrators a review of Medicare regulations and best practices for ensuring the provision of high-quality services, resident satisfaction, quality survey outcomes, and proper payments. Specifically, The Long-Term Care Administrator’s Boot Camp focuses on how Medicare regulations guide clinical and financial operations, and explains the role of the administrator in admissions, documentation, MDS, billing, coding, compliance and ethics, and quality improvement.

This includes how to delegate appropriately, build the necessary infrastructure of quality improvement teams, analyze each facility’s resident population needs and risks, and implement effective systems and processes to achieve regulatory compliance. Administrators can expect to learn how to lead and manage facilities to regulatory compliance and to avoid survey issues, claims audits, and improper Medicare payments.

Upcoming CMS Events

Tuesday, February 13, 1:30pm-3:00pm, ET - Low Volume Appeals Settlement Option Call

Tuesday, March 6, 2:00pm-3:30pm, ET - Home Health Review and Correct Reports Webinar

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