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COVID-19 RESOURCES/INFORMATION
Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes
TOOLKIT NURSING HOMES STATE ACTIONS COVID 19_508.pdf
CMS Webpage for Covid-19
CDC Guidance
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/assessment-tool-for-nursing-homes.html
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/nursing-homes-testing.html
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/testing-healthcare-personnel.html
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/nursing-homes-responding.html
https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/ltc/covid19/index.html
WAIVERS
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/summary-covid-19-emergency-declaration-waivers.pdf
https://asprtracie.hhs.gov/Workforce-Virtual-Toolkit
Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System updates, Nursing Home Staff Counts, and Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and-memos-states-and/nursing-home-five-star-quality-rating-system-updates-nursing-home-staff-counts-and-frequently-asked
Accelerated Payment Fact Sheet
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/accelerated-and-advanced-payments-fact-sheet.pdf
CMS Covid-19 Transfer Scenarios
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-20-25-nh.pdf
Covid-19 LTC Facility Guidance
COVID-CAREs Survey and Enforcement Memo-FINAL CLEAN.pdf
Appendix PP_Release_Nov 22.pdf
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/4220-covid-19-long-term-care-facility-guidance.pdf
Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Hmes Revised
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/3-13-2020-nursing-home-guidance-covid-19.pdf
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Billing
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/03092020-covid-19-faqs-508.pdf
SNF_QRP COVID_19_PHE_Tip_Sheet _July_2020(1).pdf
Coverage and Payment Related to COVID-19 Medicare
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/03052020-medicare-covid-19-fact-sheet.pdf
TELEHEALTH
https://www.telehealth.hhs.gov/
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/medicare-telehealth-frequently-asked-questions-faqs-31720.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsp5tIFnYHk&feature=youtu.be
Long- Term Care Nursing Homes Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-19-nursing-home-telehealth-toolkit.pdf
MEDICARE TELEMEDICINE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER FACT SHEET
https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicare-telemedicine-health-care-provider-fact-sheet
ICD-10-CM Coding of Covid-19
FY2021 Guidelines_ COVID update January 2021.pdf
COVID-19-guidelines-final(1).pdf
ICD-10-CM-April-1-2020-addenda.pdf
Covid19 Coding Clinic Guide.pdf
Announcement-New-ICD-code-for-coronavirus-3-18-2020.pdf
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/03092020-covid-19-faqs-508.pdf
1135 Waiver Frequently Asked Questions
Covid-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/summary-covid-19-emergency-declaration-waivers.pdf
Dear Clinician Letter
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-dear-clinician-letter.pdf
CMS Updated the MLN Booklet on Telehealth Services
Open Door Transcripts
https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/PodcastAndTranscripts
CMS PODCASTS, OFFICE HOURS
https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/PodcastAndTranscripts
COVID19OfficeHours04162020.zip
COVID19NursingHomes03252020.zip
COVID19NursingHomes04082020.zip
COVID19NursingHomes04152020.zip
Notifications-Confirmed-Cases.pdf
A._NursingHome_InfectionControl_Worksheet11-8-19508.pdf
QSO-20-14-NH - REVISED 3-13-2020(1).pdf
COVID-CAREs Survey and Enforcement Memo-FINAL CLEAN(1).pdf
Nursing Home Inspection and COVID 19 Data Release Frequently Asked Questions final 2.pdf
Nursing Home Reporting Numbers-May31.pdf
LINKS
CMS NURSING HOMES GUIDANCE TO LAWS AND REGULATIONS - NURSING HOMES
CMS Internet Only Manuals
http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Internet-Only-Manuals-IOMs.html
MDS Manuals
CMS Skilled Nursing Facility
http://www.cms.gov/Center/Provider-Type/Skilled-Nursing-Facility-Center.html
CMS Survey and Certification Memo
Pennsylvania Department of Health Regulations
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services - Long Term Care
http://www.dhs.state.pa.us/provider/doingbusinesswithdhs/longtermcarecasemixinformation/index.htm
TMF - PEPPER Reports
http://www.pepperresources.org/
CMS SNF Quality Measures
PATIENT DRIVEN PAYMENT MODEL (PDPM)
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/SNFPPS/therapyresearch.html
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/SNFPPS/PDPM.html
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY QUALITY REPORTING MEASURES
PROPOSED FINAL RULE 4/15/20
Proposed SNF PPS Regulations 4 15 2020-07875.pdf
PROPOSED FINAL RULE 7/2019
https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/current
PATIENT DRIVEN PAYMENT MODEL (PDPM)
During the PA Department of Health Teleconference, Kerry Weaver, HC Senior Consultant with Myers & Stauffer announced that Pennsylvania has elected to collect PDPM data on OBRA assessments; however, the collection of this data will take place no earlier than January 1, 2021.
For more information, please log onto the website below for the teleconference MP3 and PowerPoint presentation slides.
PDPM_ICD10_Mappings_Clinical_Category - Copy.csv
PDPM_Fact_Sheet_AdminPresumption_Final.pdf
PDPM_Fact_Sheet_AIDS_Final.pdf
PDPM_Fact_Sheet_Template_CGLimit_Final.pdf
PDPM_Fact_Sheet_FunctionalCognitiveScoring_Final.pdf
PDPM_Fact_Sheet_InterruptedStay_Final.pdf
PDPM_Fact_Sheet_MDS_Changes_Final.pdf
PDPM_Fact_Sheet_NTAComorbidityScoring_Final.pdf
PDPM_Fact_Sheet_Template_Payment_Overview_Final.pdf
TOOLS AND TIPS
Admission and Discharge Assessments.pdf
Medical Record and ADR PANAC.pdf
QM Long Stay Antipsychotics.pdf
Mutifactoral Approach to Falls in the Elderly algorithm.pdf
Medicare Skilled coverage..pdf
medicareadvocacy.org-Practice Tip Orders Needed for Maintenance Skilled Care.pdf
snf-notices-of-non-coverage.pdf
core-elements-antibiotic-stewardship-checklist (2).pdf
Change_Package QIO_20170511_508.pdf
Medicare Triple Check Worksheet PEPPER.pdf
Medicare Beneficiary Notice Tip Sheet.pdf
Pressure Ulcer Tracking tool AE.xls
AE_PainManagementTrackingTool_v3.0_2-11-13.xls
AE_PainManagementTrackingToolINSTRUCTIONS_2-15-13[1].pdf
AE_PressureUlcerTRACKINGTOOL_V3.1_10-27-12.xls
AE_PressureUlcerToolINSTRUCTIONS_10-27-12[1].pdf
AE_SafelyReduceHospitalizationsTrackingTool_v2.0_2-5-13.xls
AE_SafelyReduceHospitalizationsINSTRUCTIONS_1-15-13[1].pdf
MDS and Respiratory Therapy.pdf
PASRR
SECTION S UPDATE EFFECTIVE 10/1/2017
PA Section S Effective 10.01.2017.pdf
REVISED STATE OPERATIONS MANUAL 11/22/17
Advance-Appendix-PP-Including-Phase-2-.pdf
SOM Draft 11 10 16 Survey-and-Cert-Letter-17-07.pdf
PATIENT DRIVEN PAYMENT MODEL (PDPM)
PDPM_Technical_Report_508-1.pdf
PDPM Fed Reg 2018-09015-1highlighted.pdf
PDPM Clinical Category Mapping 3 31 2020.csv
PDPM_Grouper_Tool_Instructions.csv
PDPM_Grouper_Tool_Overview.csv
PDPM_NTA_Comorbidity_ICD_10_Mapping_508.csv
PDPM_NTA_Comorbidity_ICD_10_Mapping_508.xlsx
PDPM_NTA_Comorbidity_ICD_10_Mapping_Overview_508.csv
PDPMClinicalCategoryMapping.xlsx
PDPMClinicalCategoryMapping-ClinicalCategroybyDx.csv
PDPMClinicalCategoryMapping-Instructions.csv
PDPMClinicalCategoryMapping-NonOrthoSurgery.csv
PDPMClinicalCategoryMapping-OrthoSurgery.csv
PDPMClinicalCategoryMapping-Overview.csv
PDPM-Grouping-Tool-Help-Document_final.pdf
JIMMO VS SIBELIUS - REHAB SERVICES FOR LTC RESIDENTS
MM8458 Jimmo V Sibelius 12 6 13.pdf
R175BP Jimmo v Sibelius 12 6 13.pdf
CFR-2011-title42-vol2-sec409-32.pdf
HOSPICE
Hospice SNF contract requirements Federal Regiter 2013.pdf
PEPPER REPORTS
SNFPEPPERUsersGuide_Edition1.pdf
LTPEPPERUsersGuide_Edition7.pdf
STAFF AND MDS FOCUSED SURVEY
MDS Focused Survey (00099058).PDF
MDS Focused Review Survey-and-Cert-Letter-15-25[1].pdf
MDS Focused Review Survey-and-Cert-Letter-15-06[1].pdf
MDS Focused Review Survey-and-Cert-Letter-14-22[1].pdf
MDS Focused Survey worksheet.pdf
QUALITY MEASURES
MDS-30-QM-Users-Manual-V70[1].pdf
MDS-30-QM-Users-Manual-V60[1].pdf
MDS30-QM-UsersManual-ErrataVersion50[1].pdf
Final-MDS-30-Data-Set-Version-1160-Change-Table-Effective-October-1-2018.pdf
Risk-Adjustment-Appendix-File-for-SNF-Measure-Calculations-and-Reporting-Users-Manual-V20.xlsx
SNF/QRP
SNF-QRP-Table-for-Reporting-Assessment-Based-Measures-for-the-FY-2020-SNF-QRP-APU.pdf
SNF-Measure-Calculations-and-Reporting-Users-Manual-V20-Change-Table.pdf
SNF-QRP-Table-for-Reporting-Assessment-Based-Measures-for-the-FY-2020-SNF-QRP-APU(2).pdf
SNF-QRP-Table-for-Reporting-Assessment-Based-Measures-for-the-FY-2020-SNF-QRP-APU(1).pdf
SNF-QRP-Measure-Calculations-and-Reporting-Users-Manual-V20.pdf
SNF-QRP-APU-Table-for-Assessment-Based-Measures-for-FY2019_8-18-17-FINAL.pdf
SNF-QM-Users-Manual-V10-FINAL-5-22-17.pdf
RESIDENT DATA REPORTING MANUAL
Resident Data Reporting Manual 10 1 19.pdf
PANFAssessmentManual FY1920 Final.pdf
Resident Data Reporting Manual 6 2015.pdf
RAI/MDS RESOURCES/MANUAL
mds-3.0-rai-manual-v1.17.1_october_2019.pdf
mds-3.0-rai-manual-v1.17.1_october_2019.pdf
BIMS Cue Cards for non verbal resident.pdf
BIMS Cue Cards with pictures for non verbal resident.pdf
Medicare Short Stay Assessment Algorithm.pdf
MEDICARE 100 DAY TOOL without therapy minutes revised 07182011.xlsx
January 2013 Proposed MA CMI rates XL file
Definition and Uses of HIPPS Codes 1 2010.pdf
HIPPS Code Master List 4 1 11.zip
Change Request Process HIPPS Code Set.pdf
Medicare Claims Processing Manual.pdf
CaseMixManual Change Document 20110801.pdf
Exp_vs_Act_RUG4_8mos_Final.pdf
Fed Reg MC Program PPS and Consolidated Billing for SNF for FY 2012.pdf
ADVANCED BENFICIARY NOTICE
ABNFormInstructions2023v508_0(1).pdf
ABNEnglish_Spanish_2023v508 LARGEPRINT 070820.zip
ABNEnglish_Labsample060717.pdf
ABNForm Instructions2020v508.pdf
ABNEnglishSpanish (InclLgPrint) 2020v508.zip
ABNEnglish_Labsample060717.pdf
5 STAR RATING
5 star cut points table 9 2013.pdf
5 Star staffing data file 9 2013.zip
NHCRatings 5 star rating 2009 2013.zip
Casper COVER _ TABLE OF CONTENTS_10-2012.pdf
CASPER SECTION 3 - UTILITY REPORTS_11-2012.pdf
Casper SECTION 11 - QM REPORTS_10-2012.pdf
cspr_sec3_mds_prvdr_10-2011.pdf