The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has finalized the OASIS‑E2 Guidance Manual, effective April 1, 2026, introducing data set updates and clarifying that AI tools may assist but not complete ...
Although the Two Midnight Rule became effective on October 1, 2013, CMS had not updated manual guidance to incorporate the Two Midnight Rule until recently. As previously reported here, CMS updated ...
As part of a broader effort to modernize the Medicare program through IT and innovation, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services today announced changes to the way contractors decide which ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed extending its electronic prior authorization requirements to include prescription drugs, aiming to speed decisions and improve ...
CMS revised a chapter in the Medicare Program Integrity Manual, which details policies and procedures for Medicare Administrative Contractors and provides guidance for stakeholder engagement. 1. The ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced that it has posted both the MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual V13.0 and Quality Measure Reporting Module Table V1.8. The user’s manual contains ...
Federal regulators sent nursing home operators and their MDS personnel scurrying for favorite reading spots Monday after they released finalized item sets and 450 pages of heavily updated draft ...