CMS Update Guidance for Surveying Home HD and PD in Nursing Homes

Comments about 2018 CMS guidance has led to many changes. Nursing home dialysis is considered “home dialysis” by CMS. The new guidance includes requirements for:

• A written agreement for clinic and nursing home responsibilities

• Qualifications, training and competency testing for those who do treatments

• Coordinated communication/care planning between clinics and nursing homes

• Documentation of dialysis clinic policies and procedures

• Emergency plans, including dialysis coverage and how to address complications

• Analysis of nursing home dialysis data and how they are used for QAPI

Read the update at https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-18-24-esrd-revised.pdf.

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