“While we are still reviewing the report in detail, we agree that the Special Focus Facility program is not working.” –Holly Harmon, the AHCA Senior Vice President of Quality, Regulatory and Clinical Services. The Special Focus Facility, or SFF, was created in 1998 to encourage the worst nursing homes in the U.S. to improve their
OIG reports on the nursing home’s failure to report traumatic incidents to CMS. With the gross amount of neglect and abuse that takes place in nursing homes, tools such as CMS’s Care Compare website are needed to determine if a long-term care facility may be trusted in providing for your loved one. The website exists
AHCA/NCAL reported that verification is needed of data sent to CMS by nursing homes. CMS has established a policy where up to 1,500 nursing facilities will be called upon to submit medical chart documentation for official review. This new verification process is only for the facilities that participate in the Skilled Nursing Quality Reporting Program;
Fundamental Administrative Services admitted that a few weeks ago, an another information breach took place at 87 skilled nursing facilities, putting over 56,000 individuals’ data at risk. The event took place between October and January when an “unauthorized actor” copied files from the company’s database. However, the company declined to acknowledge the event until now,
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