NHSN has updated the Therapeutics Pathway reporting module, CMS launched its enhanced Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System integrating data on weekend staffing rates for nurses and information on annual turnover among nurses and administrators, Mass Senior Care Association has collaborated with Jonathan Gruber, Ford Director of Economics at MIT, to develop a Long Term Care Career Advancement Survey, and Mass Senior Care's new education programs.
Mass Senior Care is pleased to offer a variety of virtual education programs designed to help facilities understand and comply with new guidance and requirements. Registration is now open by visiting https://www.maseniorcare.org/events or by clicking on the specific program links.
The National Healthcare Safety Network began using the updated definition of up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, information provided on MassHealth payments, reminder the deadline for nursing facilities to file the 2022 DCC-Q Final Form electronically on the UMASS portal is July 30th, and Mass Senior Care offers new education programs.
MassHealth has issued billing code guidance on two items (1) COVID MMQ Coding and (2) Claim Error Code 570 for Long Term Care Type of Claims and/or Institutional Type of Claims, which we are reproducing.
On July 18, 2022, MassHealth released a Request for Responses (RFR) for the next cycle of its Behavioral Health (BH) and Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Community Partners program.
The DPH through the Infection Prevention and Control Resource Hub will host office hours dedicated to addressing antimicrobial stewardship challenges on July 26, 2022, from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm.
The deadline for nursing facilities to file the 2022 DCC-Q Final Form electronically on the UMASS portal is July 30th. The webform to submit the final filing can be accessed at https://nf.uenter.org/NF/.