DQA and CMS Updates

DQA Memos

DQA Quarterly Information Update and CMS Information

Federal CMS Medicare and Medicaid Program Memos

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:
Template/Model Facility Reporting Policies

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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