There are big changes facing the members’ Interdisciplinary Clinical Team (IDT) next month with the addition of the GG Section to the MDS. There is some good news—the additional section…

The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the addition of five new quality measures to its Five Star Quality Rating System for nursing facilities, effective August…

CMS has issued a proposed rule that would reduce Medicare home health payments by 1% in CY2017 or by $180 million. It also proposes new payment determination measures for 2018…