[10/19/20]
Posted on October 19, 2020 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
The future of post-acute provider enforcement actions will likely include increased attention, investigation and citing of infection control practices and resident abuse and neglect. On August 31, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Memorandum for the Deputy Secretaries of Executive Departments and Agencies (M‑20-31) titled “Implementation of Section 6 of Executive... READ MORE
Tags: administrative adjudication, administrative enforcement, administrative enforcement action, Administrative Law Judge, ALJ, appeals, citations, DAB, Departmental Appeals Board, enforcement, fines, Office of Management and Budget, OMB
[10/11/19]
Posted on October 11, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is revising its Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Quality Rating System to add a red alert icon to a skilled nursing facility’s profile if the facility has had a high-level abuse citation and/or repeat abuse citations. Changes to CMS Nursing Home Compare Website On October 7, 2019, CMS... READ MORE
Tags: abuse, ABUSE AND NEGLECT, citations, DEFINITION OF ABUSE, F223, F224, F600, F602, F603, five star, long term care, neglect, nursing home, nursing home compare, POST ACUTE, POST ACUTE CARE, SCOPE/SEVERITY, SKILLED NURSING, survey
[07/17/19]
Posted on July 17, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
On July 16, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a pre-publication copy of the revisions (“Proposed Rule”) to Part 483 to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations the Requirements for States and Long-Term Care Facilities (“RoPs”). CMS stated that it identified a number of existing skilled nursing facility... READ MORE
Tags: acute care, citations, cms, compliance, Compliance and Ethics, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS PROGRAM, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, FACILITY ASSESSMENT, INFECTION CONTROL, long term care, nursing home, PHASE 3, Policies and Procedures, POST ACUTE CARE, qapi, QUALITY ASSURANCE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, Requirements of Participation, RoP, ROPS, State survey agency, survey, surveyors
[07/15/19]
Posted on July 15, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
This is another article in a series discussing the complete overhaul of Part 483 to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations the Requirements for States and Long-Term Care Facilities (“Final Regulations”) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”). To view other articles in this series, click here. Beginning on November 28,... READ MORE
Tags: acute care, citations, cms, compliance, Compliance and Ethics, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS PROGRAM, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, INVESTIGATE, long term care, nursing home, OVERPAYMENTS CORRECTIVE ACTION, Policies and Procedures, POST ACUTE CARE, PREVENTION, Skilled Nursing Compliance and Ethics Program, State survey agency, survey, surveyors, VIOLATIONS, VOLUNTEER, Volunteers
[06/28/19]
Posted on June 28, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
This is another article in a series discussing the complete overhaul of Part 483 to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations the Requirements for States and Long-Term Care Facilities (“Final Regulations”) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”). To view other articles in this series, click here. Beginning on November 28,... READ MORE
Tags: acute care, citations, cms, compliance, Compliance and Ethics, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS PROGRAM, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, DISCIPLINE, long term care, nursing home, Policies and Procedures, POST ACUTE CARE, Skilled Nursing Compliance and Ethics Program, State survey agency, survey, surveyors, VOLUNTEER, Volunteers
[06/21/19]
Posted on June 21, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
This is another article in a series discussing the complete overhaul of Part 483 to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations the Requirements for States and Long-Term Care Facilities (“Final Regulations”) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”). To view other articles in this series, click here. Beginning on November 28,... READ MORE
Tags: acute care, ANONYMOUS REPORT, ANONYMOUS REPORTING, Audit, AUDITING, citations, cms, compliance, Compliance and Ethics, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS PROGRAM, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, long term care, MONITOR, MONITORING, nursing home, POST ACUTE CARE, RETRIBUTION, Skilled Nursing Compliance and Ethics Program, State survey agency, survey, surveyors, VOLUNTEER, Volunteers
[06/10/19]
Posted on June 10, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
This is another article in a series discussing the complete overhaul of Part 483 to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations the Requirements for States and Long-Term Care Facilities (“Final Regulations”) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”). To view other articles in this series, click here. Beginning on November 28,... READ MORE
Tags: acute care, citations, cms, COMMUNICATION, compliance, Compliance and Ethics, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS PROGRAM, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, long term care, nursing home, POST ACUTE CARE, Skilled Nursing Compliance and Ethics Program, State survey agency, survey, surveyors, training, TRAINING PROGRAM, VOLUNTEER, Volunteers
[06/06/19]
Posted on June 6, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
This is another article in a series discussing the complete overhaul of Part 483 to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations the Requirements for States and Long-Term Care Facilities (“Final Regulations”) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”). To view other articles in this series, click here. Beginning on November 28,... READ MORE
Tags: ABUSE AND NEGLECT, acute care, BACKGROUND CHECK, citations, cms, compliance, Compliance and Ethics, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS PROGRAM, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, EXCLUSION CHECK, long term care, nursing home, POST ACUTE CARE, Skilled Nursing Compliance and Ethics Program, State survey agency, survey, surveyors
[05/29/19]
Posted on May 29, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
This is another article in a series discussing the complete overhaul of Part 483 to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations the Requirements for States and Long-Term Care Facilities (“Final Regulations”) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”). To view other articles in this series, click here. Beginning on November 28,... READ MORE
Tags: acute care, citations, cms, compliance, Compliance and Ethics, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS PROGRAM, Compliance Officer, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, long term care, nursing home, POST ACUTE CARE, Skilled Nursing Compliance and Ethics Program, State survey agency, survey, surveyors
[05/22/19]
Posted on May 22, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
This is another article in a series discussing the complete overhaul of Part 483 to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations the Requirements for States and Long-Term Care Facilities (“Final Regulations”) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”). To view other articles in this series, click here. Beginning on November... READ MORE
Tags: acute care, citations, cms, compliance, Compliance and Ethics, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS PROGRAM, Compliance Officer, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, long term care, nursing home, POST ACUTE CARE, Skilled Nursing Compliance and Ethics Program, State survey agency, survey, surveyors