CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System

Health Inspection Changes On 11/24/2017, in S&C 18-04-NH, CMS announced upcoming changes to the Health Inspection domain of the Five-Star Quality Rating System. In this memo, CMS announced that they will hold constant the current health inspection star ratings on...

Prepare Your Staff For Survey

Join us in April for training focused on the essentials you need to be prepared for the New Survey Process! The New Long Term Care Survey Process What to Expect: On November 28, 2017 all states began a brand new computer-based survey process for LTC facilities. This...

Emergency Preparedness Requirements

Are you Prepared for an Emergency? Health care providers and suppliers affected by the final rule Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers were required to comply and implement all regulations by November 15,...

The New Survey Process – What To Expect

The New Survey Process Is Here… What You Need To Know Effective November 28, 2017, the new long term care survey process began. This new process combined the strengths from both the traditional survey process as well as the Quality Indicator Survey (QIS) to form...