Five-Star User’s Guide updated

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CMS posted an updated Five-Star User’s Guide on Friday, January 15, 2021.  I’ve italicized and underlined the key changes in each of the 3 areas of January 2021 Revisions (in the updated 29-page guide itself, all such verbiage found on page 2 is italicized). Health Inspection Rating Changes: Beginning with … Read More

NHSN data reporting updates

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NHSN Long Term Care Facility Component FAQs has been updated in January 2021.  This 15-page document covers a range of NHSN reporting topics from general to NHSN LTCF Annual Survey, enrollment, SAMS, UTI Event Protocol and Lab ID Event. The Surveillance for Weekly HCP & Resident COVID-19 Vaccination website has training slides, … Read More

CMS releases pandemic plan

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CMS has posted CMS Pandemic Plan – v. 3.1 Public Release with an effective date of January 11, 2021.  This is a 91-page document.  Here’s the Executive Summary: “The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people and industries across the country, exacting a heavy toll on every American. The lives lost and the impact … Read More