CMS has updated Section 5 of the MDS 3.0 Provider’s Guide. The MDS 3.0 Provider User’s Guide provides information and instructions pertaining to the QIES ASAP MDS 3.0 system to Long-Term Care (LTC) facility and Swing Bed (SB) hospital users who are required to submit assessment data about their residents and patients. … Read More
FY 2021 PDPM ICD-10 mappings posted
CMS has posted the ICD-10 PDPM mappings for FY2021. This is a .zip file.
CDC NHSN LTCF module: Updates to the NHSN point of care test (POCT) reporting tool for COVID-19
Updates to the NHSN Point of Care Test (POCT) Reporting Tool for COVID-19
Social media toolkit: COVID-19 vaccinations
We’ve heard a lot about social media in recent days. Here’s a good use of social media – get the word out about vaccinations, particularly for LTC residents and staff. CDC has provided a social media toolkit to provide education for this group (and others) on the benefits of receiving … Read More
CMS posts county positivity rates – January 11, 2021
CMS has posted the most recent – January 11, 2021 – county positivity rates for COVID-19. This data is used by LTC facilities to determine the frequency of staff testing. QSO-20-38-NH guidelines include testing staff on a certain frequency based on the COVID-19 positivity rate for the county the nursing … Read More