Member Updates: MassHealth Announcement: PASRR Portal Will Be Launching in August 2023; Enhanced Care Coordination and Transition Support Training Materials Posted on MassHealth LTSS Provider Portal
Member Updates: Revised Infection Control Reporting Requirements Grid; Informal Dispute Resolution Meeting; Final Chance to Register for June 28 CNA to LPN Pipeline Webinar
The Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) has started Online Peer Support Communities (OPSC), which is a national, peer focused program that provides individuals, who have experienced a natural or human-caused disaster, opportunities to come together for mutual aid, to share trusted resources, and to help one another heal from the effects of a traumatic event.
During the public health emergency (PHE), the CMS utilized enforcement discretion to allow entities, such as long-term care pharmacies, that provide vaccinations to nursing facility residents to directly bill and receive payment for the administration of COVID-19, influenza, and pneumococcal vaccines.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the start of the SNF (skilled nursing facility) 5-Claim Probe & Educate Review program.
Since their release on April 3, 2023, MDS 3.0 version v1.8.11v2 final item sets and draft RAI guidance were updated and substantial changes were made to several sections.