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Skilled Nursing Compliance Update: CMS Hands Surveyors Revised Details on How to Review the Staff Vaccine Requirement

Hall Render

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has retooled guidance it armed surveyors with regarding how to survey skilled nursing facilities for compliance with the CMS staff vaccine requirements. Key Surveyor Guidance Revisions. Key Surveyor Guidance Revisions. Enforcement. Surveyor Review.

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Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements: Recent Trends in Citation Risks and Solutions

Hall Render

When used appropriately, these agreements can streamline conflict resolution processes, but operators must tread carefully to ensure compliance with the regulations. Surveys CMS has two citation tags for violations of the Arbitration Regulations, F-847 and F-848.

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Skilled Nursing Update: CMS Adds New F Tag and Survey Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement Regulations – REVISED

Hall Render

Nursing homes face possible citations, civil monetary penalties, denial of payments and—as a final measure—termination of participation from the Medicare and Medicaid programs by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) as they embark on complying with the new CMS COVID-19 vaccine requirements for their staff.

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Workplace Violence: CMS Warns of Violations of Hospital Conditions of Participation

Healthcare Law Today

On November 28, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality issued a memorandum to State Survey Agency Directors stating that hospitals risk Condition of Participation (CoP) violations for failure to adequately respond to and prevent incidents of workplace violence. §482.13(c)(2)

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What Is Provider Credentialing?

MedTrainer

After that, the credentialing process is periodically reviewed and renewed to ensure ongoing compliance with standards and regulations. However, it’s important to remember how critical this process is for mitigating risk, improving compliance, and earning trust. Why Is Provider Credentialing Important?

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Nursing Home Update: CMS Unwinds Vaccine Mandate and More Regulations as Public Health Emergency End Nears

Hall Render

The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-886. Noncompliance with this expectation will be cited at F-880 for failure to implement an effective Infection Prevention and Control Program in accordance with accepted national standards. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-887. COVID Vaccine Education.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

To qualify, facilities must close their beds Amazon’s physician acquisition strategy As Many Hospitals Continue to Face Significant Financial Challenges, MedPAC Recommends Highest Ever Medicare Payment Update Change competitors step in but breaking up may be hard to do CMS to launch new primary care ACO program Congress unveils $1.2T