The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said in late May that it will relaunch PEPPER reports for all provider types in “coming months,”...
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PADONA Participation at LeadingAge PA Annual Conference & EXPO
The Pennsylvania Association of Directors of Nursing Administration (PADONA) will be actively participating in the upcoming LeadingAge PA Annual Conference & EXPO. This highly anticipated...
CMS Changes Antipsychotic Medication Quality Measure in 2026 Using Hybrid Data
As of January 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will add a new method for capturing antipsychotic medication use among long-stay residents...
Skilled Nursing Facility Data Validation Process
The Skilled Nursing Facility data validation process assesses the accuracy of Minimum Data Set (MDS)-based quality measures used in the SNF Value Based Purchasing (VBP)...
Respiratory Virus Outbreak Toolkit Upate
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has revised the Respiratory Virus Outbreak Toolkit. This was revised on November 24, 2025, from the 2024 version. This is...
Quality Measures User’s Manual (v17.0) issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued version 17.0 of the MDS 3.0 Quality Measures User’s Manual which was effective January 1, 2025....