• 1 Quality Reporting: CMS' Star-Rating System Creates a Maelstrom of Debate

• 2 Systems Improvement: Considering a New Program or Care Process? Proceed and Succeed Using These 4 Principles

• 3 CMS Identifies 3 Ways for Facilities to Boost Star Scores

• 4 5-Star Program Uses 10 Publicly Reported Quality Measures

• 5 Risk Management: Know the Dos and Don'ts for Dealing With Government Investigators

• 6 Be Prepared for This Investigator Ploy

• 7 Survey Trends: New Hospice Survey Guidance Turns Eye to Nursing Homes

• 8 MDS Corner:  What Do You Think? How Long Should You Code Pneumonia in Section I2 of the MDS?

• 9 Clinical News to Use