| Subject: | CMS Guidance (Part One of Two): Two New F-Tags and a New Psychosocial Outcome Severity Guide for Long Term Care Facilities |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Fri, 16 Jun 2006 - 10:00 am |
| CMS has issued two new federal tags (F-Tags) and a new Psychosocial Outcome Severity Guide as appendices to the State Operations Manual.
The latest F-tag releases will change the way surveyors assess facilities on their quality assurance efforts and resident activities programs. Surveyors will now use the Psychosocial Outcome Severity Guide to help determine the severity of psychosocial outcomes resulting from the identified noncompliance at a specific F-Tag. All changes are effective as of... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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