CMS OFFICIAL CLARIFIES NURSING HOME POLICY CHANGES FOR 2025
Skilled Nursing News, Oct. 29, 2024
In 2025, the nursing home sector can expect several policy updates from CMS.

CMS OFFICIALS UPDATE NURSING HOMES ON MDS STATE ASSESSMENT PROCESSES, CHANGES TO SOCIAL DETERMINANT ITEMS
Skilled Nursing News, Oct. 28, 2024
"You should direct your questions regarding the OSA to CMS (after Oct. 1, 2025), as we will not be able to assist you at that point."

CMS ISSUES NEW AND REVAMPED STANDARDS FOR STATE NURSING HOME SURVEYORS FOR 2025
Skilled Nursing News, Oct. 23, 2024
This will involve eliminating two measures from the previous year, introducing a new one, and revamping several others.

"DISCOVERED AUTHORITY" FOR NURSING HOME STAFFING RULE CAN'T STAND: LATEST AHCA LEGAL CHALLENGE
McKnight's LTC News, Oct. 21, 2024
AHCA and its attorneys say that CMS has failed to show that Congress granted the agency the authority to impose overall hourly nurse requirements...

"CONSTANT" GUIDANCE UPDATES EXPECTED FOR MEDICARE REVALIDATION PROCESS
McKnight's LTC News, Oct. 18, 2024
Skilled nursing operators...were assured Thursday that current guidance will be updated frequently over the next week, and then perhaps as often as weekly in the future.

NURSING HOMES WANT RELIEF FROM HASTY CMS MEDICARE REVALIDATION DEMANDS
McKnight's LTC News, Oct. 17, 2024
On Wednesday, they asked for a more typical six months to return requested data forms...rather than the three months now given.

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