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White House Order Aims to Tie Nursing Home Medicare Payments to Worker Retention

On April 18, 2023, President Biden announced “the most sweeping set of executive actions to improve care in history.” According to the White House fact sheet, the new executive order will instruct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to “build on the minimum staffing standards for nursing homes and condition a portion of … Read More >>>

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CMS Revisions Impact Survey Record Review Requirements

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released revisions to Hospice-Appendix M of the State Operations Manual.

The biggest changes for hospices impact “the number of required sample medical record reviews, closed record reviews, and home visits” when undergoing your survey for Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) Hospice Accreditation. These … Read More >>>