Stay on top of developments in healthcare research compliance - Whether you missed the 2024 in-person Higher Education & Healthcare Research Compliance Conference in New Orleans, or are looking for additional insights...more
On October 21, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced changes to its Special Focus Facility (SFF) program, including new steps to address nursing home facilities that fail to graduate from the...more
CMS posted an expanded set, dated April 29, of Medicare regulatory flexibility measures for hospice organizations related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, supplementing the previous COVID hospice flexibilities guidance...more
On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSO) memorandum (QSO-20-22-ASC, CORF, CMHC, OPT, RHC/FQHCs) addressing standards for infection control and...more
On November 20, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new program designed to improve nursing home residents’ safety and quality. ...more
On October 4, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the biggest overhaul to federal long-term care regulations since 1991, and impacted facilities can immediately take steps to ensure they’re prepared...more
Deadlines are looming to come into compliance with sweeping changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements for long-term care facilities (LTC) participating in Medicare and Medicaid. The CMS final...more
On November 5th, CMS published the Final PPS Rule for Home Health Agencies (HHAs) for CY 2016. The rule implements annual changes to the PPS rates for HHAs and represents the third year in a four-year rebasing of the rates....more
On July 16, 2015, the Federal Register published Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule to reform the requirements for Long Term Care Facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid. CMS will be...more
On July 13, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) issued a long-awaited proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that would revise the requirements that long-term care (LTC) facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare...more