State News
This the last opportunity to submit a list of family contacts for inclusion in the 2021 Family Satisfaction Survey.
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Federal/National News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Mission & Priorities Document (MPD) in the Admin Info 22-03-ALL memo.
read full article >Per the Biden-Harris Administration, people in either Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage will be able to get over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at no cost starting in early spring.
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Nursing Facility News
Nursing home members will receive their quarterly Five-Star Analysis & Trends Reports later today.
read full article >The January 2022 refresh of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) data is now available on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC).
read full article >On Wednesday, officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) provided updates on several changes impacting nursing homes including resident isolation and quarantine guidance, resident testing strategies, visitation guidance, healthcare personnel source control recommendations, and new rapid test kits being sent to nursing homes.
read full article >The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the survey resources in accordance with the staff vaccination mandate on the CMS Nursing Home webpage.
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Hospice & Palliative Care News
To assist hospice providers in understanding and using the CASPER QM Reports that now include claims-based measures, CMS has updated this fact sheet to reflect the changes to the HQRP based on the (FY) 2022 Hospice Final Rule.
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Education and Resources
The Palmetto Hospice & Home Health Medicare virtual workshops are designed to educate and equip hospice providers with the tools they need to be successful in Medicare billing, coverage and documentation requirements and provide insight for home health agency staff at all levels.
read full article >Join LeadingAge Ohio associate firm member, AssuredPartners, on Thursday, February 10 at 1:00PM for the "Why Am I Being Targeted as an Assisted Living Provider" webinar.
read full article >LeadingAge Ohio holds valuable education webinars and in-person events all throughout the year.
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