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Nursing Home Update: New CMS Surveyor Guidance Calls for Admission Agreement Reviews

Hall Render

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has given surveyors additional rules and updates to allow surveyors to assess and cite violations of the regulations on nursing homes with admission agreements that create prohibited third-party guarantee of resident payments.

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Nursing Home Update: CMS Extends Implementation Date of Surveyor Guidance Changes in Appendix PP

Hall Render

On March 7, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted a memo dated March 10, 2025, that gives nursing homes and surveyors more time to prepare for implementation of new rules and updates to allow surveyors to add extra attention and increase oversight in nursing homes.

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How Can Nursing Homes’ Data Problem Be Solved?

HIT Consultant

Joel Landau, founder and chairman of The Allure Group Nursing homes have embraced technology, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, to help seniors, staff, and clinicians better communicate with one another and for residents to stay in touch with loved ones. Nursing homes are evolving.

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Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements: Recent Trends in Citation Risks and Solutions

Hall Render

In 2023, nursing homes have seen increased citations by surveyors for noncompliance tied to their pre-dispute, binding agreements for binding arbitration with their residents. The Arbitration Regulations revised the requirements for arbitration agreements when they are used by nursing homes to resolve disputes with their residents.

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Hospice Update: CMS Pauses Implementation of the Hospice Special Focus Program for Calendar Year 2025  

Hall Render

According to a statement released on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, effective February 14, 2025, implementation of the Hospice Special Focus Program for calendar year 2025 has ceased so that CMS may further evaluate the program. Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only.

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Post-Acute Compliance Program Update: OIG Recommendations on Medical Director Agreements and Roles

Hall Render

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. Medical Directors in Nursing Homes 42 CFR 483.70(g)

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Nursing Home Update: Upholding Resident Voting Rights

Hall Render

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is reinforcing regulatory expectations regarding nursing home residents’ rights to vote. On September 26, 2024, CMS issued a QSO Memo , “Compliance with Residents’ Rights requirement related to Nursing Home Residents’ Right to Vote.” 42 CFR §483.10(b)(1)