[10/06/20]
Posted on October 6, 2020 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
On September 28, 2020, the Quality, Safety & Oversight Group at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a memorandum entitled “Guidance related to the Emergency Preparedness Testing Exercise Requirements- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)” (“QSO Memo”) that confirms that certain testing and training exemptions are available based on activation of emergency plans and the... READ MORE
Tags: appendix z, Emergency Preparedness, full scale exercise, hha, home health agency, inpatient service, man-made emergency, natural disaster, nursing home, outpatient services, pace, PACE PROGRAM, Public Health Emergency, skilled nursing facility, snf
[04/09/20]
Posted on April 9, 2020 in COVID-19 Daily Updates
Published by: Hall Render
Thursday, April 9 Recap Note – We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time, but it is subject to change as circumstances warrant. Also, all finalized resources can be found on the COVID-19 Resource Center page of Hall Render’s website. CMS Releases New Waivers for Health Care Facilities COVID-19 Response CMS issued... READ MORE
Tags: CARES Act, cdc, cms, COVID-19, FDA, Federal Reserve, FEMA, Medicare Providers, pace, Paycheck Protection Program, PPE, Small Business Administration, Today in Washington, waivers
[03/18/20]
Posted on March 18, 2020 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Fahey, Sean J.
On March 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a memorandum titled “Information for PACE Organizations Regarding Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)” (“CMS Memo”) that announced COVID‑19 guidance for Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (“PACE”) program organizations (“PACE Organization”). The PACE program is a... READ MORE
Tags: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, cms, Conditions of Participation, CoPs, CORNONAVIRUS, Corona Virus, COVID-19, Infection, INFECTION CONTROL, INFECTION PREVENTION, long term care, Novel Coronavirus, nursing home, pace, PACE ORGANIZATION, PACE PROGRAM, POST ACUTE, POST ACUTE CARE, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Organizations, REQURIEMENTS OF PARTICIPATION, ROPS
[06/04/19]
Posted on June 4, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
On June 3, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published revisions and updates to Part 460 to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The requirements for the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (“PACE”) under the Medicare and Medicaid programs (“Final Regulations”) cover many regulatory requirements for PACE... READ MORE
Tags: acute care, CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES, CIVIL MONEY PENALTY, cmp, cms, compliance, COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, long term care, nursing home, pace, PACE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM, PACE ORGANIZATIONS, PACE PROGRAMS, POST ACUTE CARE, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Organizations, SKILLED NURSING, survey, surveyors
[07/09/12]
Posted on July 9, 2012 in Health Information Technology
Published by: Hall Render
Since 2005, a group of associations known as the Long Term and Post Acute Care (LTPAC) Health Information Technology Collaborative (the Collaborative) have hosted the annual LTPAC Health IT Summit to discuss and advance health IT issues for long LTPAC providers. Following the Summit, the Collaborative publishes a Road Map that identifies the progress... READ MORE
Tags: aanac, accountable care, ahca, ahima, amda, batt, bufford, bundled payment, care coordination, cast, cms, crm, ehr, employee, facility, health it, healthcare, hms, improvement, IT, leadingage, long term care, ltc, ltpac, nasl, ncal, nf, nursing home, oig, pace, process, provider, quality, rehospitalization, road map, skill, snf, summit, technology, training
[02/24/12]
Posted on February 24, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
An article in the New York Times discussed a growing trend away from the utilization of nursing facilities in favor of managed care and home care. In light of reimbursement cuts from Medicare and Medicaid, the push to home health, managed care, and the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) has received enthusiastic response from some... READ MORE
Tags: bufford, Home Care, Home Health, jent, long term care, managed care, medicaid, Medicare, pace, selby
