The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services kept a pre-New Year’s resolution by releasing a second draft of the new MDS tool that will be used to assess residents starting Oct. 1, 2023. The agency ...
As of January 1, 2026, the CMS MDS 3.0 Quality Measures User’s Manual v18.0 introduced expanded definitions of falls, including intercepted falls and injuries previously excluded, fundamentally ...
While the April 2026 ICD-10-CM update may appear to be a routine annual refresh, it introduces significant structural shifts ...
Providers regularly make four coding mistakes that draw scrutiny from regulators and auditors, a long-time compliance expert warned Wednesday.
During the recent skilled nursing facility (SNF) Open Door Forum, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) eased some providers' concerns about preparing for the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 ...
The all-or-nothing nature of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) quality audits means nursing homes could ...
An updated version of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Draft Item Set appeared on CMS' Web site May 7 and an initial analysis revealed significant changes from the previous draft. Some key changes ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued the final rule updating Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective ...
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