The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) presented their annual Quality Conference April 8 – 10 in Baltimore, Maryland. A virtual participation option was also available. Day 3 of the conference was devoted specifically to nursing homes and the final session of the conference featured a “Fireside Chat” with the CMS Division of Nursing Homes. Quality and Safety Branch manager Eimee Casal highlighted areas of focus including infection control, erroneous coding of schizophrenia on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, and unnecessary psychotropic medications.
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