The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Office of the Secretary (collectively, HHS) released on May 6, 2024, the agencies' Final Rule governing the implementation of...more
5/13/2024
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F895: Compliance and Ethics Program - F895 is a new tag that was made effective in November 2019 and requires each facility to have a compliance and ethics program that is governed by written standards and policies....more
F880: Infection Prevention and Control - The regulation governing the F880 tag requires that facilities develop and implement ongoing infection control and prevention programs and written policies and procedures for infection...more
On April 19, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that in addition to requiring that nursing homes report communicable diseases, healthcare-associated infections, and potential outbreaks to...more
5/6/2020
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