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Survey, Clinical and Quality

March is National Social Work Month!

March 2014 Social Work Month theme: “All People Matter.”

March 25, 2014

Survey, Clinical and Quality

DOH Opens Flu Vaccine Reporting

DOH is advising all Influenza vaccination mandated reporting organizations of the current reporting deadline of May 2, 2014.

March 18, 2014

Survey, Clinical and Quality

CDC Develops Website Dedicated to LTC Providers and Consumers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed a new section dedicated to long term care providers, specifically noting nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The site contains information related to facility preventive policies, clinical practice guidelines, sample tools and outbreak data.

February 4, 2014

Survey, Clinical and Quality

Quality Pool Quintile Assignments Posted

DOH has posted a list of nursing homes that comprise each 2013 quality pool quintile.

January 17, 2014

Survey, Clinical and Quality

Blood Glucose Meter Testing Guidance Proposed

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has drafted new guidance reflecting cleaning and disinfecting requirements for institutional multi-patient glucose monitoring test systems used in nursing homes, hospitals and other health care settings.

January 13, 2014

Survey, Clinical and Quality

CMS Proposed Rule on Emergency Preparedness

CMS issues proposed rule on emergency preparedness for Medicare and Medicaid providers.



January 7, 2014

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DOH Releases Revised Quality Pool Scores

Revised 2013 nursing home quality pool score sheets are now available on the Health Commerce System (HCS). 

December 17, 2013

Survey, Clinical and Quality

NH Quality Pool Dear Administrator Letter (Dec 2013)

DOH Dear Administrator letter details the corretions made to the original 2013 nursing home quality pool score calculations.

December 16, 2013

Survey, Clinical and Quality

NH Quality Pool Methodology

DOH document detailing the nursing home quality pool methodology reflecting corrections made in December 2013.

December 16, 2013

Survey, Clinical and Quality

NH Quality Pool Score Sheet Guide

DOH document providing guidance on interpretin facility level nursing home quality pool results.  December 2013 revision. 

December 16, 2013
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