CMS issues draft MDS item sets for 2025 … Dockworker strike could affect shipments of medicines, medical devices …. Falling linked to increased dementia risk in older adults
Medicare Advantage practices under expanded CMS quality reporting could hurt reputation, pay: experts
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 02, 2024
Medicare Advantage plans’ varied interpretations of skilled nursing rules that apply to all beneficiaries in traditional Medicare could complicate federal regulators’ efforts to collect more quality...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Oct. 2
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2024
Hurricane Helene havoc: Major damage, evacuations and uncertainty at nursing facilities and senior living communities … Bills reauthorizing dementia research, funding await president’s signature...
Battleships and the RAI adventure
By
Joel VanEaton
Oct 01, 2024
I recently had the opportunity to tour three WWII-era ships, the USS Yorktown (CV-10), the USS Laffey (DD-724) and the USS Wisconsin (BB-64). All three provided me with extraordinary experiences. ...
MDS workload could explode if CMS applies data collection requirements beyond Medicare
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 26, 2024
Federal officials are considering significantly expanding how much information nursing homes must record in the Minimum Data Set, potentially adding reporting for patients outside of Medicare to requirements.
Also in the News for Thursday, Sept. 5
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 04, 2024
NIH puts $15.5M toward increasing nursing home resident participation in clinical trials … CMS schedules listening session on possible expansion of MDS data collection … Florida vets’ homes need...
A monster final rule with MDS teeth
By
Joel VanEaton
Aug 06, 2024
I recently spent a relaxing week’s vacation at the beach. I’m not a, “sit on the beach and worship the sun” kind of guy. I’m of Irish descent and, unfortunately, my fair skin is sun...
Providers need ‘coherent story’ to combat data misrepresentation in legal cases, public opinion:...
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 10, 2024
Complex data available about long-term care is often intentionally misused against providers — but providers can use that same data to defend themselves from legal challenges and poor public perception,...
Bigfoot has been sighted in your facility, for real!
By
Joel VanEaton
May 14, 2024
According to Wikipedia, “Bigfoot, also commonly referred to as Sasquatch, is a large and hairy human-like mythical creature alleged by some to inhabit forests in North America, particularly in the Pacific...
MDS ‘alarm’ bells key to quality gains in heightened reporting environment: expert
By
Josh Henreckson
May 06, 2024
Patterns revealed by Minimum Data Set entries and what they unearth about patient care can help providers perform better on quality measures, if that data is used to better understand and act on problem...