Compliance Risk Assessment Considerations for the New Year

by | Jan 14, 2025 | 5-Star, Abuse, Antipsychotics/Psychotropics, Behavioral Health, CMS, Compliance, Falls, MDS, Nursing, PDPM, QA, Quality, Reimbursement, Therapy

Compliance Risk Assessment Considerations for the New Year   As we enter 2025, nursing home providers face many regulatory and administrative challenges. January is a good time to conduct a compliance risk assessment that considers the updated nursing facility...

Ask Proactive – Can we place the room/bed number for a semi-private room on the Enhanced Barrier Precaution sign located outside the resident’s room to notify staff which resident requires PPE for high contact activities or is this a HIPAA violation?

by | Nov 5, 2024 | CMS, Compliance, HIPAA, Infection Prevention, Nursing, Regulatory

Q: Can we place the room/bed number for a semi-private room on the Enhanced Barrier Precaution sign located outside the resident’s room to notify staff which resident requires PPE for high contact activities or is this a HIPAA violation?     A: CMS addresses...

Ask Proactive – My facility was just put on the Special Focus Facility (SFF) candidate list. Why were we selected and what should we expect?

by | Jun 6, 2023 | CMS, Compliance, Q&A, Quality, Regulatory, Survey

Q: My facility was just put on the Special Focus Facility (SFF) candidate list. Why were we selected and what should we expect?   A: Candidacy for the SFF program is determined by performance on standard health and complaint surveys in the previous 3 years. CMS...