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CMS just released more than 100 pages of new regulatory guidance that will profoundly impact medication management… How will your staff cope?

CMS has recently implemented sweeping changes to the pharmacy services and unnecessary drugs sections of the State Operations Manual. All nursing homes must now be prepared for in-depth survey review of their residents’ entire medication regimen.

Get up-to-speed on the new CMS guidelines—FAST!

The Medication Management under F-Tags 329, 425, 428 & 431 manual and CD-ROM will help directors of nursing, consultant pharmacists, and other long-term care managers ensure the provision of a regulation-compliant medication management program focused on resident choice.

Packed with relevant, time-saving forms and checklists, this vital resource provides essential guidance to keep facilities from being cited under the new tags, leading your interdisciplinary care team through these challenging new updates and outlining exactly how to achieve survey success.

This must-have manual includes

• CMS’ word-for-word regulatory guidance on unnecessary drugs and pharmacy services
• easy-to-understand explanations and expert analysis of the new guidelines
• the tools and clinical resources you need to help monitor your residents’ medication regimens and ensure compliance
• forms and checklists you can use to implement the changes right away

Compliance is crucial to survey success and quality resident care

Skilled nursing facilities must demonstrate not only that they’ve created an updated medication management program, but that they’re preventing medication errors and keeping residents involved.

Medication Management under F-Tags 329, 425, 428 & 431 will help managers educate staff on reviewing and monitoring residents’ medication regimens with confident compliance. Best of all, the medication management program mapped out in this guide is presented in plain English, to ease the confusion of these rigorous new guidelines.

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