No surprise! The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has recommended that the federal government strengthen its support to nursing homes in order to improve quality of care.
In its latest report, OIG has made five recommendations for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The report released most recently is OIG’s final installment … Read More >>>
Ideally, no matter which accreditation organization (AO) you use, your accreditation renewal should be a natural outcome of your adherence to the accreditation standards. We all know, though, that we have to deal with challenges that can negatively impact that adherence.
Our recommendations for addressing these deficiencies now, and following best practices, can help you … Read More >>>
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officials are planning to finalize the nursing home minimum staffing proposal in 2024, an official at the federal agency confirmed at a recent national stakeholder call.
After a 60-day comment period, CMS issued its long-awaited federal nursing home staffing proposal on September 1, 2023. The federal agency … Read More >>>
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), recently announced the Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model, “a new model to test approaches for addressing the behavioral and physical health, as well as health-related social needs, of people with Medicaid and Medicare.”
The IBH Model’s goal … Read More >>>