Long-Term Care Survey Alert
NEWS FLASH
Published on Fri Nov 26, 2004
The Pressure Is On With Revised F314 Tag. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services had, at press time, just released revised survey guidance for pressure ulcers - and it's even tougher than you may have feared.
Even worse: The guidance went into effect Nov. 12, according to the transmittal at www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/pm_trans/R4SOM.pdf.
CMS also included new language at F309 to define various types of skin ulcers. "The sheer volume of the guidance (40 pages) speaks for itself," comments consultant Diane Brown in Boston. (For details, see the next Long-Term Care Survey Alert.)
Other Articles in this issue of
Long-Term Care Survey Alert
- Abuse Investigation:
Detect Injuries That Need To Be Investigated Now Rather Than Too Late
Hone your forensic wound identification skills to protect residents.
When assessing a resident for abuse, keep [...] - Sexual Abuse:
Don't Ignore A Cognitively Impaired Resident's Claim Of Rape Or Sexual Abuse
Investigating unnecessarily is much better than missing a case of abuse. Just because a resident [...] - Medication Management:
Target The Top 4 Reasons Facilities Get Tagged For Antipsychotic Meds
Expect surveyors to be paying closer attention to use of these drugs ... here's why.
Crack [...] - Survey Guidance:
Take A Big Hint From Added Language In Draft Survey Interpretive Guidelines For Unnecessary Drugs
Learn what every facility that uses anticonvulsant drugs for behavior management should know.
Don't be fooled: [...] - Clip 'N Save:
Not Reducing A Resident's Antipsychotics? Surveys Will Want To See Your Reasoning
Use this form to put interdisciplinary staff and surveyors on the same page
Royal Manor Health [...] - Risk Management:
Don't Let Staffing Or Monitoring Shortfalls Pull You Up Short In Court
Preempt the F tags that are land mines for providers - and gold mines for [...] - Risk Management:
Follow These 2 Risk Management Must-Do's
In the world of risk management, there's only one thing worse than not doing a [...] - Survey Compliance:
Work On These Hot Spots Before Surveyors Get Their Marching Orders
Care plans and residents' rights top the OIG's Work Plan list.
The best time to comply [...] - Reader Question:
Do Survey Interpretive Guidelines = Regulations?
Not exactly ... here's the 'rest of the story.'
Question: Are the interpretive guidelines surveyors use [...] - Survey & Clinical News To Use
CMS has signed off on electronic signatures on the MDS, but you'd better have hard [...] - NEWS FLASH
The Pressure Is On With Revised F314 Tag. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [...]
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