Member Updates: CMS Reminds Hospitals of Discharge Requirements to Post-Acute Care Providers; Register Now for Important Workforce and MMQ Conversion Webinars

Member Updates: Conferring Rights to NHSN Health Care Personnel Influenza Data to DPH; Graduated Nursing Students/Senior Nursing Students Authorization Extension; Register Now for Ready, Set, Go...away MMQ! Part 2 Webinar.

The State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program issued its annual report for Federal Fiscal Year 2022, as required by federal regulations.

The Legislature has scheduled the following two separate Committee hearings on senior care issues on June 12 and June 13.

Ready, Set, Go...away MMQ! Join Us for Part 2: Operationalizing Massachusetts MMQ transition to Medicaid PDPM Case Mix Zoom Webinar Wednesday, July 12, 2023 11:00am – 1:00pm Member Fee: - $60.00 CEUs – 2.0 Click here to register. Effective July 2023, nursing facilities are tasked with completing the final Management Minutes Questionnaire (MMQ) turnaround, as we simultaneously transition to a MDS based reimbursement system on October 1, 2023. The Medicaid reimbursement system will be based on a Medicaid Patient Driven

This week, Mass Senior Care members and staff took part in the AHCA/NCAL Congressional Briefing in Washington D.C., to advocate for nursing facility care and bring the profession’s legislative priorities to Capitol Hill.

Nursing facility June quarterly feedback reports for the FY 2024 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Value-Based Purchasing Program from iQIES are now available.

This week, CMS updated the Infection Control Critical Element (CE) pathway related to the end of the Healthcare Provider COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate announced May 31, 2023.

Since their release on April 3, 2023, MDS 3.0 version v1.8.11v2 final item sets and draft RAI guidance were updated and substantial changes were made to several sections.