CMS: CENTER FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

CMS Home Page Medlearn Matters Articles Easy-to-understand articles on new and recently changed Medicare rules and policies. Medicare Learning Network Educational products for Medicare providers such as web-based training courses, training guides, brochures, fact sheets, CDs, and videos. Beneficiary Notices Initiative Forms to communicate with residents, such as the SNF Advance Beneficiary Notice (of Medicare non-coverage). CMS Forms CMS Online Manual System DAVE Project Data Assessment and Verification Project (DAVE) is authorized to audit MDS assessments and claims. Quarterly Provider Update (SNFs) Lists regulations published last quarter, this quarter, and under development. Acronym Search Explanation of terms formed by combining the first letters of titles, such as MDS. Open Door Forum: Skilled Nursing Facilities / Long-Term Care Ongoing series of conference calls that provide a dialogue between CMS officials and providers.

Medicare Contractors, Fiscal Intermediaries, Carriers Contact information. Nursing Home Compare Detailed information about the past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country. Nursing Home Quality Initiative Reference materials on CMS' Quality Measures, FAQs. Public Affairs CMS Press releases, fact sheets, and testimonies. Survey and Certification Survey and Certification Letters, updates; reference materials for surveyors, researchers, and providers. Home Health Compare Information about Medicare-certified home health agencies. Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 CMS' Quarterly Provider Update. Sharing Innovations in Quality Information on clinical standards and guidelines useful to professionals in the nursing home setting. MDS, Quality Indicator, and RUG Frequency Reports Summaries of MDS data. Glossary Explanations of terms found on the CMS Website.

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