DQA and CMS Updates


DQA Memos

DQA Quarterly Information Update and CMS Information

Federal CMS Medicare and Medicaid Program Memos


Wisconsin DQA Nursing Home IJ Cites - 2000 thru 2011

 Associations Re-Launch WCRC -- Access Information

 CMS Region V Health Citing Information December 2011

 CMS Life Safety Code Citing Information - 2011

 No Requirement to Maintain 30 Most Recent Investigation File

 DQA Clarifies Influenza Vaccination Standards

 Draft DQA Memo - Guidance for Investigating & Reporting Alleged Violations in Nursing Homes

 Wisconsin Nursing Homes - Not Fully Sprinklered

 DQA Nursing Home Citing Data and Provider Evaluations -- 2011 (thru Nov. 21)

 Communicable Disease Reporting Requirements\Prevention and Control of Influenza in Long-term Care Facilities

Employee Influenza Immunization Q & A Document—Fairhaven, Whitewater

 DQA Nursing Home Citing Data -- January 2011 thru September 26, 2011

 WAHSA Requests Continuation of IDR Telephonic Reviews

 Revised Nursing Home Surveyor Guidance: Nursing Home Investigation & Reporting Alleged Violations

 Elder Justice Act Resources:
  • LeadingAge Summary of the EJA
  • CMS Memo: Reporting Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime in a Long-Term Care Facility
  • Three Posters for Possible Use in Your Facility:
  • LeadingAge/WAHSA Version
  • AHCA/Wisconsin Modified Version-Comprehensive
  • Modified and Shortened Version
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  • Template/Model Facility Reporting Policies
  • Pine Haven Christian Home(WAHSA) EJA-Specific Reporting Policy
  • AHCA Comprehensive Policy
  • Shortened Policy (WHCA)

    • DQA Nursing Home Citing Reports -- January thru June 2011

     WAHSA Submits Comments to CMS Medicare Payment System for Skilled Nursing Facilities

     CMS Memo on Crime Reporting

     Nursing Home Value-Based Purchasing Demonstration Presentation

     DQA Issue Clarification on LSC Sprinklering Options--Elevator Shafts & Rooms

     DQA 2010 Nursing Home Citing Statistics

     CMS Life Safety Code Information
  • LSC DQA Tool Box
  • LSC Survey in Depth
  • 2010 Life Safety Code Data - WI, Regional & National
  • Top 10 LSC Tags - How To Avoid Them

     Providers Cited at Level J or Higher (%) CMS Region — 2010

     Nursing Homes Emergency Preparedness Grant Application

     MDS 3.0 Nursing Home Provider “Issue Alert”

     WI DQA Nursing Facility IJ Cites -- Annual Trends, Regional Data and F-tags

     Required Elements of a Controlled Substance Prescription -- Checklist
     Controlled Substance Update: DEA Policy Statement, October 6, 2010

     Medicare SNF PPS Calculator – Effective October 1, 2010

     DQA Nursing Home Citing Data -- Top Ten Cites and National Comparative Data — Jan.-Sept. 2010

     Appendix PP of the State Operations Manual

    Resolving MDS 3.0 Data in the ASAP (Assessment Submission and Processing) System

     CMS 672 Resident Census and Conditions of Residents - October 1, 2010

    User Documentation for the RUG-IV SAS Code - September 16, 2010

    MDS 3.0 Training Materials Change Document September 2010 - September 15, 2010

    MDS 3.0 Training Aides - September 15, 2010

    Transition RUG-III to RUG-IV Assessment Reference Dates - September 15, 2010

    Facility Resident Protection Screening Draft Policy - August 13, 2010

    Resident Screening Record Sheet - August 13, 2010

    Nursing Home Survey Data -- National Comparative Data, DQA Cites & WI Top 10 Cites - August 12, 2010

    Abuse Reporting: Additional Resources & Materials - July 26, 2010

    Medicare Wage Indexes for October 1, 2010 Medicare Rates - July 22, 2010

    Physician Fee Screens for Therapy HCPCS Codes – June 1, 2010 – November 30, 2010 - July 5, 2010

    MDS Section Q Referral Process - June 18, 2010

    MDS (Section Q) Referral Form - June 18, 2010

    Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 - June 18, 2010

    CMS S&C - 10-18-LSC, Corridor Mounted Computer Touch Screens in Health Care Facilities - May 20, 2010

    DQA Nursing Home Data, First Quarter 2010: Top Ten F-tags/Harm/IJ cites - April 20, 2010

    DQA “Draft Memo” Nursing Home Reporting Requirements for Alleged Incidents of Abuse, Neglect, and Misappropriations - March 3, 2010

    Nursing Home Survey Statistical Reports: Wisconsin-National Comparative Data, 2009 Top 10 Cites and Citing Trends - February 11, 2010

    Wisconsin Nursing Home Resident Characteristics — 1996-2010 - February 11, 2010

    F-Tags At A Glance - January 26, 2010

    Physician Fee Screens for Therapy HCPCS Codes – January & February, 2010 - January 26, 2010

    DQA Survey 2009  Data-- State and National - December 18, 2009

    Regulatory and Peer Assistance Task Force and Health Issues Meeting—November 4, 2009 - October 23, 2009

    PFFS Payment Dispute Decision (PDD) Request Form - October 21, 2009

    Medicare SNF PPS Calculator – Effective October 1, 2009 - October 14, 2009

    Sign-Up or Continue Your Participation in Advancing Excellence In America's Nursing Homes! - October 7, 2009

    DQA Citing Statistics - Wisconsin & National Citing Data (Thru September 11, 2009) - September 16, 2009

    Infection Control (F441): Surveyor Training, Interpretative Guidance and Investigative Protocol - August 26, 2009

    DQA-Provider Relationships-- Shared Expectations During the Survey Process & Subsequent Interactions - June 23, 2009

    Materials Discussed at the May 2009 WAHSA Health Issues Committee and DON Networking Forum:
  • Life Safety Code (LSC) Update/Emergency Generators: Marywood Convalescent Center in Wausau successfully challenges DQA cite (K144) for failing to have natural gas generators and do not have an on-site fuel source.

  • Immediate Jeopardy Cites—Increases and Draft DQA Memo: DQA is on pace to issue a record number of IJ cites in 2009 and issues draft memo on IJ cites.


    • Medicare PPS - FY 2010 Proposal - May 15, 2009

    CMS Changes to Appendix PP, State Operations Manual, F286 and F309 - April 23, 2009

    CMS Interpretive Guideline Revisions - April 2009

    DQA 2008-09 Citing Statistics - Trends and Top Ftags

    F-441 Infection Control - CMS DRAFT Guidance

    Physician Fee Screens for Therapy HCPCS Codes - 2009

    F309, CMS Revised Guidance for Surveyors-- March 1, 2009 Effective Date
  • S&C Memo-09-22 on Pain Management under Appendix PP, State Operations Manual: General investigative protocol & surveyor guidance
  • CMS PowerPoint Training Materials on F309 with Instructor’s Notes

    DQA SNF Data -- January to December 2008

    Nursing Homes – Launching of Five Star Rating System on the Nursing Home Compare Website

    Reporting Requirements for Influenza and other Respiratory Diseases

    Medicare SNF PPS Rate Calculator - Effective October 1, 2008

    State of Assisted Living (BAL) Presentation

    BAL: Assisted Living Serious Violations with Enforcement, January-June 2008

    Summary of Wisconsin’s Assisted Living Medication Management Initiative Workgroup

    State Recommendations for Use of Influenza Vaccine

    AAHSA Survey Reform Proposal

    Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers in Wisconsin Nursing Facilities

    Immediate Jeopardy Citations and Wisconsin Top Ten Federal Health Citations

    DQA Memo: Electronic Video Monitoring and Filming in Regulated Facilities

    Thomas Haupt, Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Letter on Clarification of Reporting Requirements for Respiratory Disease Outbreaks in LTC Facilities

    Wisconsin SNF Residents: State, Regional and National Comparative Data -- 1996 to 2008


    CMS Region V Survey Comparison

    Revisions to Appendix PP - F323, Accidents and Supervision

    Revisions to Appendix P & PP - F373, Paid Feeding Assistants

    Therapy HCPCS Codes - 2007

    Pharmacy Services: CMS Revisions to Appendix P and PP

    CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Pharmacy Services and Unnecessary Drugs

    CMS Life Safety Code; K-tag Surveyor Tool Kit

    Person-Directed Care/Almost Home DVD

    CMS Information on Medicare Part D

    WAHSA Task Force on Reporting Injuries of Unknown Source -- Summary of the 6/29/04 Meeting

    Nursing Facility Reporting and Investigations Related to Injuries of Unknown Source


    Testimony Before the Joint Committee on Audit Regarding the Legislative Audit Bureau Report
    on the Regulation of Nursing Homes and Assisted Living

    SNF Consolidated Billing Help File (Microsoft Excel File) or SNF Consolidated Billing Help File (PDF File)

    Linen Carts and Laundry Storage

    Construction Requirements for New ‘Class-C’ CBRF structures

    Safe Storage, Handling, and Use of Oxygen

    Standards for Adult Immunization Practices

    Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings

    Z Tags

    Clarification on Nursing Homes Requiring Promissory Notes or Deposit Fees as a Condition of Admission,
    and Implications Related to Surety Bonds


    Surveyors Must Respect Resident Rights

    CMS Final Rule: Paid Feeding Assistants



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