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The
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on March 23,
2020 the preliminary results of a recent inspection of the Life Care Center
nursing home in Kirkland, Washington – the epicenter of the 2019 Novel
Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in that state. The inspection, which the
Agency conducted with the Washington Department of Social & Health
Services, has helped inform CMS’s national strategy for keeping patients
safe in nursing homes and other healthcare facilities. In keeping with the
Trump Administration’s aggressive moves to combat further spread of
COVID-19, CMS is also utilizing flexibilities allowed by President Trump’s
Emergency Declaration to announce an enhanced, focused inspection process,
informed in part by the Agency’s experiences on the ground in Kirkland, and
close coordination and input from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). This focused inspection process will be provided to all
inspectors and facilities, and used on a national scale. Critically, this
focused inspection process includes a self-assessment tool for providers to
employ.
You
can find a copy of the press release here: - https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-announces-findings-kirkland-nursing-home-and-new-targeted-plan-healthcare-facility-inspections
Please
note that links to the guidance can be found in the press release.
You can find a copy of the fact
sheet here: -
https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/kirkland-washington-update-and-survey-prioritization-fact-sheet
And Talking Points- CMS
Administrator Seema Verma’s Remarks as Prepared for Delivery: Updates
on Healthcare Facility Inspections in light of COVID-19– https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-administrator-seema-vermas-remarks-prepared-delivery-updates-healthcare-facility-inspections
This guidance, and earlier CMS actions in
response to the COVID-19 virus, are part of the ongoing White House Task
Force efforts. To keep up with the important work the Task Force is doing
in response to COVID-19 click here www.coronavirus.gov. For information
specific to CMS, please visit the Current Emergencies Website.
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