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COVID-19 Update: CMS Issues Additional Waivers to Assist Providers

Photo of Thomas Dowdell (US)Photo of Mark Faccenda (US)Photo of Jeff Wurzburg (US)Photo of Rachel Park (US)By Thomas Dowdell (US), Mark Faccenda (US), Jeff Wurzburg (US) and Rachel Park (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, General, Regulatory
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) temporarily suspended a number of rules to boost frontline medical staff at healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The new waivers expand on the workforce flexibilities announced by CMS on March 30, 2020 (previously covered by the HL Pulse here).  The new waivers include: Physicians in Critical … Continue reading

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update: CMS Announces Targeted Plan for Facility Inspections – Infection Control and Immediate Jeopardy

Photo of Thomas Dowdell (US)Photo of Frances Morgan (US)By Thomas Dowdell (US) and Frances Morgan (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, General, Regulatory
On March 23rd, 2020, CMS announced a newly “enhanced, focused inspection process” to be implemented nationally in light of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and released guidance to state survey agency directors.  Standard and Revisit Inspections for nursing homes, hospitals, home health agencies, intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, and hospices will not be … Continue reading
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