CMS has issued updated guidance regarding physician delegation of tasks in a nursing home. 

New HIPAA rule includes provisions to secure privacy of genetic information.

CMS issues guidance and an analytic tool to assist in the imposition and calculation of CMPs. 

Beginning in August 2013, nursing homes will submit plans of correction electronically.

Leading Age National requests CMS to delay implementation.

LeadingAge New York staff will present a webinar on two separate dates explaining the new quality measures soon to be posted on Nursing Home Compare and integrated into the 5-Star Quality Rating System.

In addition to adding new quality measures and changing the methodology of the QM portion of the 5-star ratings, CMS has delayed the release of the July 5-star ratings on the Nursing Home Compare website, originally scheduled for July 27^th. These changes and the delay will impact the dissemination schedule of LeadingAge's 5-Star Analysis.

CMS recently updated the 5-Star Technical Users' Guide with slight changes.