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- Provider NewsOctober 20, 2023
Texas nursing facilities (NFs) must not transmit Minimum Data Set (MDS) Optional State Assessments (OSAs) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES).
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsOctober 4, 2023
On Oct. 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Resident Assessment Validation and Entry System will no longer be supported by CMS.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsSeptember 6, 2023
Minimum Performance Standards – Calendar Year 2022 Results are available.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Medicaid Business Resources
- Provider NewsAugust 14, 2023
HHSC will host a Minimum Data Set (MDS) webinar and provide an overview of medication reconciliation and clinical information.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsJuly 17, 2023
HHSC will host a Minimum Data Set webinar on changes scheduled for Oct. 1. Nursing facility providers are urged to attend.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsJuly 7, 2023
As required by House Bill (HB) 2658, 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, HHSC has adopted rules and established the Minimum Performance Standards (MPS) for NFs that participate in STAR+PLUS.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsJune 16, 2023
On October 1, 2023, the Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) will implement the following changes to the Minimum Data Set (MDS) comprehensive and quarterly assessments on the Long-Term Care Online Portal (LTCOP).
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMay 12, 2023
HHSC has published two lists of Nursing Facilities (NFs) that have not yet met the conditions of participation (CoP) for the Quality Incentive Payment Program (QIPP) SFY 2023 program year.
- Provider NewsMarch 31, 2023
As part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) migration of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) submission and reporting functionality to their Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES), CMS will turn off the current Assessment Submission and Processing (ASAP) system’s ability to accept any MDS transmissions on April 13, 2023, at 8 p.m. ET.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsFebruary 3, 2023
HHSC conducted an online public hearing in December 2022. The public was invited to comment on the proposed quality metrics for Quality Incentive Payment Program Year Seven (SFY2024).
- Provider NewsNovember 29, 2022
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will conduct a public hearing to receive public comments on the proposed quality metrics and associated performance requirements for the Quality Incentive Payment Program (QIPP) for nursing facilities for state fiscal year 2024.
- Provider NewsOctober 21, 2022
HHSC has published two lists of Nursing Facilities (NFs) that have not yet met the conditions of participation (CoPs) in the SFY2022 program year.
- Provider NewsOctober 12, 2022
Effective Nov. 1, nursing facility providers must complete section GG and related fields before they submit an Omnibus Reconciliation Act assessment with an Assessment Reference Date on or after Nov. 1, 2022.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsSeptember 6, 2022
Nursing facilities (NF) participating in the Quality Incentive Payment Program (QIPP) are required to submit ongoing performance improvement project (PIP) updates each month as conditions of participation for program Components One and Two.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsAugust 26, 2022
HHSC will host a Minimum Data Set webinar on Understanding Section GG: Functional Abilities and Goals.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers