Breaking News
A
Nursing Home Facility Assessment Tool and State Operations Manual Revisions
call
will be held by the
Medicare Learning Network (MLN) on September 7, 2017 from 1:30 to 3:00 p
.
m. ET
. The call will introduce a tool that is designed to help with your facility assessment. The facility assessment is due with the Requirements of Participation (RoP) Phase 2 implementation on November 28, 2017.
The call will also include frequently asked questions related to the State Operations Manual revisions in Appendix PP. There will be a live questions and answers session following the presentation.
Money Matters
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Medicare Part A payments will be reduced by 2% beginning October 1, 2018. Providers can earn some of that reduction back, forecast to be up to 60% of the total withheld, by meeting or exceeding performance standards for hospital readmissions. CMS states that this effort to link financial outcomes to quality performance is part of the SNF Value Based Purchasing (VBP) Program.
Coming Down the Pike
On a side note, smoke door requirements that were expected to be in place by July 6, 2017 have been granted a six month extension, now January 1, 2018.
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