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CMS Updates 20 Nursing Home Datasets

Briggs Healthcare

Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program – National Data … Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) provide Medicare Part A SNF services to beneficiaries and must report data on certain measures of quality to Medicare through the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP).

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CMS Revises Guidance for the Interim Final Rule – COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination

Briggs Healthcare

On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, CMS posted revised guidance for COVID-19 HC Staff Vaccination for all providers participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs. For this blog, I’ll highlight what’s changed (italicized below) for LTC facilities (14-pages). Survey Process Updates for tag F888: To determine compliance with §483.80(i),

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Day 4 Notes from the 41st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Sheppard Health Law

A lot of the week was spent with health plans and Medicare Advantage or Medicaid focused providers or management companies extolling the virtues of “whole person health,” “coordinated care” and other similar approaches. There are a lot of “blockbuster” drugs coming to market today and in the near future with eye-watering price tags.