Skilled Nursing News December 31, 2024
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memo to surveyors on Tuesday stating that the expanded reporting requirements for acute respiratory illnesses, which the agency discussed at length during early December’s open door forum, should be incorporated into the survey process.
The new requirements related to acute respiratory illnesses for nursing homes will take effect on Jan. 1, and nursing homes must report data related to, but not limited to, the flu, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
These requirements replace the previous reporting standards and include data on facility census, resident vaccination status for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV, confirmed resident cases of these illnesses, both overall and by vaccination status, and hospitalized residents with confirmed cases.
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