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CMS Quality Safety & Oversight memoranda, guidance, clarifications and instructions to State Survey Agencies and CMS Locations.
Sep 6, 2023 · CMS maintains oversight for compliance with the Medicare health and safety standards for laboratories, acute and continuing care providers (including hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies (HHAs), end-stage renal disease (ESRD) facilities, hospices, and other facilities serving Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries), and makes available ...
Mar 20, 2024 · Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDROs) • CMS is issuing new guidance for State Survey Agencies and long term care (LTC) facilities on the use of enhanced barrier precautions (EBP) to align with nationally accepted standards.
Sep 26, 2023 · 2023-024 CMS Data Connection Upgrades at State Agencies. 2023-023 ASPEN QTSO Memo 2023-016 Update. 2023-022 ASPEN 12.4.0.1 Release Information. 2023-021 All State CLIA Tech Call Canceled - 05/02/2023. 2023-020 All State QIES & ASPEN Tech Call Canceled - 04/25/2023.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing needed flexibility to hospitals to ensure they have the ability to expand capacity and to treat patients during the COVID-19 PHE*.
CMS is responsible for ensuring the health and safety of ICF/IID and PRTF clients/residents by enforcing the standards required to help each client/resident attain or maintain their highest level of well-being.
In March 2020, CMS issued memorandum . QSO 20-14-NH providing guidance to facilities on restricting visitation of all visitors and non-essential healthcare personnel, except for certain compassionate care situations, such as an end-of-life situation. While CMS guidance has focused on protecting nursing home residents from COVID-19, we recognize
Sep 26, 2022 · CMS released revised QSO memos QSO-20-38-NH (Testing) and QSO-20-29-NH (Visitation). Revisions in the testing memo include information on routine testing of asymptomatic staff and updated recommendations for testing individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
CMS terminated many of the 1135 Emergency Waivers for Long Term Care in April 2022 (see . QSO-22-15-NH & NLTC & LSC). Information on the remaining regulatory waivers and IFC requirements for LTC facilities is listed below. 3-Day Prior Hospitalization • Pursuant to the authority granted under section 1812(f) of the Act, CMS effectively
Feb 5, 2019 · CBRF: Community-Based Residential Facility. CBSA: Core Based Statistical Area. CBT: Computer Based Training. CCRC: Continuing Care Retirement Community. CCSQ: Center of Clinical Standards and Quality. CCW: Cronic Conditions Warehouse. CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CFR: Code of Federal Regulation.
