CMS call takes listeners back in time for MDS compliance but offers nothing new on staffing mandate
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services invited the nation’s nursing home stakeholders to a conference call Thursday but played its cards close to the vest regarding its pending release of a first-ever...
Special Open Door Forum Tuesday on IMPACT Act
Dec 07, 2017
Providers are invited to attend a Special Open Door Forum conference call on the IMPACT Act that starts at 2 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday. Federal regulators will give new information on field testing, describe...
Special national conference call on IMPACT Act Thursday
Sep 21, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is hosting a special Open Door Forum conference call on the IMPACT Act at 2 p.m. ET Thursday.
National conference call Tuesday on IMPACT Act
Jan 28, 2016
Post-acute care providers should be interested in taking part in a federal conference call “Understanding the IMPACT Act — Measure Alignment and IMPACT Outcomes” starting at 2 p.m. Eastern...
SNF Open Door forum features blockbuster topics
Nov 07, 2014
The SNF Open Door Forum to be hosted Thursday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should get the phone lines burning. PPS Payment reform, 2015 payroll staffing data collection, quality measures...
CMS ‘Open Door Forum’ Wednesday
Sep 12, 2014
The next Skilled Nursing Facilities/Long-Term Care Open Door Forum operated by federal regulators will be Wednesday.
Special SNF/LTC Open Door Forum on Wednesday
May 01, 2014
Officials at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have announced that a Special Open Door Forum that was originally scheduled for April 17 will now take place from 1-2:30 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday...
The value of attending national Open Door Forum calls
By
Steven Littlehale
Apr 23, 2014
I often describe the monthly CMS Open Door Forum call as a monthly staff meeting; if you miss the meeting you better read the minutes to see what projects were assigned to you!
Open Door Forum on ‘two-midnight’ hospital stay policy Tuesday
Jan 31, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is holding a special Open Door Forum conference call at 1 p.m. (Eastern Time) Tuesday to discuss the “two-midnight” hospital inpatient policy. Callers...
Jimmo correction: Assistants may provide maintenance services in skilled nursing facilities
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 17, 2014
Skilled nursing facilities may be reimbursed for maintenance therapy services performed by assistants, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services clarified in a recent Medicare Benefit Policy manual...