by Proactive LTC Consulting | Oct 4, 2022 | Blog, Compliance, Phase 3 RoP, RoP
Revised long term care surveyor guidance for F895 Compliance and Ethics Programs was released June 29, 2022. CMS will begin enforcing F895 on October 24, 2022 and has released specific surveyor guidance and updates to Appendix PP to guide preparations. Effective... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jul 6, 2022 | Blog, Compliance, Survey
On June 29, 2022, CMS issued QSO-22-19-NH, announcing the release of new Interpretive Guidance for Phase 3 requirements, which went into effect November 28, 2019, and revisions to Phase 2 guidance. Surveyors will begin using this guidance to identify noncompliance on... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Apr 6, 2022 | Blog, Compliance, SNF
The Q4FY21 release of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) with statistics through September 2021 is now available for download. Follow these steps to access your PEPPER and analyze any outlier billing... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Mar 30, 2022 | Blog, Compliance, MDS, Reimbursement
Our office regularly receives urgent calls from providers in crisis. We are in the business of coming alongside nursing facilities to shoulder a portion of the burden, drive corrective actions and assist to remedy problem situations. Given the choice and resources,... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Mar 23, 2022 | Blog, Compliance, MDS, Reimbursement
Compliance, Accuracy, Quality. These are words we’ve heard over and over in long-term care. They are part of our everyday regulatory landscape and are essential to MDS data integrity. Despite two years under our belts operating under the PDPM payment model, data shows... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Sep 13, 2021 | 5-Star, Blog, Compliance, Falls, Nursing, QAPI, Quality, Regulatory, SNF, Survey
F689 Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices has been the third most frequently cited F tag so far in the 2021 fiscal year per Casper data (9/5/21). 3,466 citations have been issued nationally for the 16.6% of providers surveyed. Scope and Severity has ranged...