April 2020

April 30, 2020 – Update #55 | Getting Started with NHSN Reporting
April 29, 2020 – Update #54 | CDC Webinars on New Mandatory Reporting
April 28, 2020 – Update #53 | Document Your Calls for Help
April 27, 2020 – Update #52 | Resources to Help with Grants, Loans and COVID-19 Related Costs
April 25, 2020 – Update #51 | CMS Updates on Nursing Home Compare, Five Star, Staffing Data and FAQs
April 24, 2020 – Update #50 | Additional $20 Billion to be Distributed to Medicare Providers Today
April 23, 2020 – Update #49 | Congress Approves Additional $75 Billion for Provider Relief Fund
April 23, 2020 – Update #48 | Preparing for Widespread Testing
April 22, 2020 – Update #47 | Additional Distribution of Provider Relief Funds
April 21, 2020 – Update #46 | More on CDC Return to Work Guidance
April 21, 2020 – Update #45 | CMS Memo on Reporting Confirmed Cases
April 19, 2020 – Update #44 | CMS Announces New Requirements for Reporting Confirmed Cases
April 17, 2020 – Update #43 | Updated Return to Work CDC Guidance
April 16, 2020 – Update #42 | Where to Turn for Help
April 15, 2020 – Update #41 | CMS Call Later Today
April 14, 2020 – Update #40 | When Residents Try to Leave
April 13, 2020 – Update #39 | New OSHA Resources
April 11, 2020 – Update #38 | Reporting COVID-19 to State Survey Agency
April 11, 2020 – Reimbursement Team Update | CMS Issues FY 2021 SNF Proposed Payment Rule
April 10, 2020 – Update #37 | Hospice Guidance
April 10, 2020 – Update #36 | HHS Releases a Portion of the $100B COVID-19 Health Care Fund
April 9, 2020 – Update #35 | Update on Personal Protective Equipment
April 8, 2020 – Update #34 | OSHA on PPE Shortages
April 7, 2020 – Update #33 | CMS Calls Later Today
April 4, 2020 – Update #32 | Revised Resources on Cohorting and When COVID-19 Gets In
April 3, 2020 – Update #31 |CMS Releases Recommendations to Nursing Homes
April 2, 2020 – Update #30 | How to Reduce the Risk of Spread
April 1, 2020 – CMS Updates PDPM ICD-10 Mappings for New COVID-19 Diagnosis Code
April 1, 2020 – Update #29 | COVID’s Toll on Residents, Families and Staff
April 1, 2020 – Update #28 | CMS Call Later Today (4:30 PM Eastern)