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Week of 5/7: A closer look at sweeping regulation changes

Written by Donna Doneski, Director of Policy and Membership at National Association for the Support of Long-Term Care (NASL)

In this week’s edition of the WellSky COVID-19 Weekly Update, policy expert Donna Doneski explains the impact of the latest round of sweeping regulation changes related to COVID-19.

In this week’s update:

  • COMPLIANCE | New reporting standards released by CMS
    On April 30th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new reporting requirements for long-term care facilities. With the first report due May 8th, facilities are scrambling to learn the National Healthcare Safety Network’s (NHSN) electronic reporting system.

  • ADMINISTRATIVE | What do the sweeping telehealth changes mean for your facility?
    Therapy is an important service provided to long-term care residents. Now, after months of figuring out how to provide the service in locked-down facilities, therapists can deliver services through telehealth.

  • ADMINISTRATIVE | What’s your PPE burn rate?
    What if you could monitor your facility’s personal protective equipment (PPE) supply from your phone or a tablet? Now, with the NIOSH PPE Tracker App, you can.

Read past editions of The WellSky COVID-19 Weekly Update:
March 26th Edition
April 2nd Edition
April 9th Edition
April 16th Edition
April 23rd Edition
April 30th Edition


The views, information, and guidance in this resource are provided by the author and do not necessarily reflect those of WellSky. The content provided herein is intended for informational purposes only. The information may be incomplete, and WellSky undertakes no duty to update the information. It is shared with the understanding that WellSky is not rendering medical, legal, financial, accounting, or other professional advice. WellSky disclaims any and all liability to all third parties arising out of or related to this content. WellSky does not make any guarantees or warranties concerning the information contained in this resource. If expert assistance is required, please seek the services of an experienced, competent practitioner in the relevant field. WellSky resources are not substitutes for the official information sources on COVID-19. Providers should continue to track developments on official CMS and CDC pages, including:

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Author: Donna Doneski, Director of Policy and Membership at National Association for Support of Long-Term Care (NASL)

Donna Doneski serves as liaison to NASL’s IT Committee and represents NASL in its work with ONC, CMS, CDC, NCPDP and the LTPAC Health IT Collaborative. Her two decades of experience in national healthcare and health IT policy includes issues advocacy, grassroots outreach, crisis communications, and coalition building. She is staff liaison to the NASL IT Committee, which focuses on interoperability and issues representing the intersection of clinical, diagnostic testing & health IT. She was the Director of Public Affairs for the American Health Care Association (AHCA), where she was liaison to the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes. Donna also directed media and external communications for a national patient advocacy organization working directly with HBO® and producer, Joseph Lovett, on the Emmy-nominated, Peabody-award-winning documentary and accompanying website, Cancer: Evolution to Revolution.

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Author: Melissa Tabor, LPN

Melissa Tabor LPN, has nearly 12 years of experience working in health care, primarily in long-term care. Melissa has devoted her nursing career to educating and training nurses to use evidence-based practice. Melissa currently holds a multi-state license, and is a CPR instructor, level-one Medication Aid Instructor, and has certifications in diabetic/nutrition, Intravenous (IV) therapy, and wound care.

As a product manager for WellSky, Melissa provides clinician-based knowledge to the product development team to ensure WellSky Long-Term Care products adhere to industry best-practices, ensuring the best possible outcomes for residents.

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People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly. So they're able to anticipate — and exponentially increase — the impact of care.