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New CMS Staffing Guidance Rule: 10 Ways to Prepare for Compliance
Heads-up for compliance officers responsible for skilled nursing facilities: Newly released guidance from CMS includes expanded requirements
Summer Event Series
Medicare Billing Compliance: Hit a Home Run with the Triple Check Process
Medicare billing is one of the top healthcare compliance risk exposure areas. Enter the Triple Check Process, which can help ensure that claims
Model AIT Program at Barclay Friends
Avoiding Life Safety Citations: 10 Areas of Focus
Life Safety standards from CMS are designed to mitigate fire and other risks in long-term care facilities and help provide a safe environment of care
An announcement from FSA
Dear FSA Members and Friends,
I am writing today with the bittersweet news of a new chapter for FSA’s leader, Jane Mack. After serving 16 years as
Cybersecurity Alert: Is Your Resident Data Safe?
As of November 2023, more than 100 million U.S. healthcare records have been breached this year, according to data reported in HIPAA Journal. Yes
Eye on Compliance: Keeping Up With OIG Focus Areas
Nursing home safety and quality continues to be a top priority for the Office of Inspector General (OIG), as reflected in the agency’s updated Work
2023 FSA Internship Program
In 2011, FSA and Friends Foundation for the Aging partnered to support member organizations in identifying and developing the next generation of
How can we do better with resident rights?
CMS Guidance, Recent Reviews Suggest Opportunities for Improvement
Upholding the rights of residents in Nursing Facilities is a key aspect of
How Will New Guidance on Behavioral Health and Psychotropics Impact Compliance?
Serving the behavioral health needs of residents is an important quality and safety aspect of CCRC compliance. Recent regulatory updates emphasize
Is Your Compliance Risk Assessment and Work Plan Ready for 2023?
As Compliance Officers well know, a CCRC’s compliance program is not a “set it and forget it” proposition. Because they serve as a safeguard of
