Posted on the Department of Health Message Board.
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Posted on the Department of Health Message Board.
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Per latest posting from CMS on 6/28/2013
This memorandum reviews current interpretive guidelines for F-Tag 172, reiterating resident rights surrounding access and visitation.
Facility Obligations: LTC facilities must ensure that all individuals seeking to visit a resident be given full and equal visitation privileges, consistent with resident preference and within reasonable restrictions that safeguard residents.
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CMS will be posting on the Five-Star Quality Rating System page of the CMS.gov website the results of an analysis that examined trends in the first three years of the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
The report was to be available on June 28, 2013. The report will be available under the downloads section of the web page available here:
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CMS is pleased to announce the rollout of introductory materials to help nursing homes establish a foundation to implement and sustain QAPI. These materials are now available to the public through the CMS QAPI website.
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View the latest Provider Bulletin from DOH on Decreasing Antipsychotic Medications
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CMS provided clarification on three specific topics related to medication errors and pharmacy services:
Medication Errors: Potential medication errors related to medication administration via feeding tube and administration timing for metered dose inhalers and proton pump inhibitors and survey implications.
Medication Administration Practices: The practice of "borrowing" medications and issues related to diversion, control, reconciliation and disposal of medications, including fentanyl patches.
Medication Regimen Reviews for Stays under 30 days and/or Changes in Condition: The need for pharmacist medication regimen reviews when a resident experiences a change in condition and/or for residents admitted for less than 30 days.
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