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CMS Final Rule Calls for Ongoing Respiratory Illness Reporting through NHSN for Nursing Homes

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The COVID data reporting through the National Healthcare Safety Network (“NHSN”) was first required of nursing homes in May 2020 through an interim final rule. Due to the nature of interim final rules, this requirement would have expired in May 2023.

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Nursing Home Update: CMS Unwinds Vaccine Mandate and More Regulations as Public Health Emergency End Nears

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For this alert, “nursing homes” refers to skilled nursing facilities (often known as “SNFs”). In 2020, CMS revised the nursing home infection control regulations at 42 CFR § 483.80 Additionally, this information is now publicly available on CMS’s COVID Nursing Home Data Website.

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$900 Million Increase in Medicare Part A Payments One of Many Medicare Changes for SNFs in FY 2023

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On July 29, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that updates Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and enacts changes to the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program beginning in FY 2023. Staffing Levels.

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OIG Issues Highly Anticipated Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities

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Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued new Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance For Nursing Facilities (“Nursing Facility ICPG”) for nursing home members of the health care compliance community. On November 20, 2024, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) for the U.S.

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Key Areas of Focus for Skilled Nursing Facilities as the Public Health Emergency Ends

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On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the COVID public health emergency (“PHE”) will expire and end on May 11, 2023. There are several key areas of focus for SNFs to assess what will change and what will not change as May 11, 2023 approaches. COVID Testing Requirements.

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Health Provider News

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Luke’s recognized for quality maternity care Regents approve bylaws, renaming of Mercy as University of Iowa Health Care transition nears UI Hospitals and Clinics completes 10,000 robot-assisted surgeries UI Health Care to assume operations at Mercy IC Jan. Researchers secure $1.5

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Health Provider News

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1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% 1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% News Ranking DC DC-area hospitals ranked among best in the nation DC Health releases results of investigation into nursing home after 7News story about medication errors Inova Fairfax tops new U.S.