medicare regulations/PPS manual

[Cathy Petros]

I have been attempting to find the site to download these two manuals.  Can anyone out there help me?  My last employer was gracious enough to take them when I was waiting to move out of my office.  I am now working as the manager of a 16 bed skilled unit.  I would love to have these back again.  For all who supported me during my time of stress at the previous position, I thank you a great deal.  The DON finally made the mistake of lying to me.  I had the evidence to prove it also.  The administrator supported me but I simply would not jeopardize my personal values in order to continue to work there.  I gave them a two week notice, as MDSCO.  The DON decided I did not have to work it out.  I was paid two weeks serverence pay, all my earned time, plus bonuses which were due.  I was fortunate enough to have had another position in line.  I had been interviewing, and they wined and dined.  My old DON was going to wait until I refused the other position and then drop the bomb on me.  I accidentally found out before that happened---thank God.  So instead of calling the facility to decline the position, I accepted.  It’s strange though.  I loved my job and where I worked.  The DON was simply dishonest and worked under the table on many issues.  We were both senior management.  I only resigned because of the dishonesty.  The “bomb” was trivial and would not have effected me in any manner.   Thanks for listening, once again.  Winoma, Kate---yes I am still around!!!!!       This e-mail, and any attachments there to, is intended for use by the addressee(s) named herein, and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information.  If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of the e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited.  If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by telephone at 207-866-4914 and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and any printout thereof. -----Original Message----- From: cmdg[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:cmdg[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 7:28 PM To: cmdg@aanac.org Subject: Something new     On September 15th 2003 CMS and HHS rolled out a new program where they will be offering mediation "as an optional method to resolve quality of care complaints that Medicare patients or their representatives file involving a practitioner or healthcare provider." I feel the part in quotes is misleading but that is exactly how it is printed on handouts that we have been provided by our QIO here in NJ. The reason I feel this way is the voluntary mediation will be offered only when a non-quality of care issue is found and I think beneficiaries may misunderstand the meaning of these meetings. There is already long standing policies on how to address actual quality of care issues and that has not changed. Yesterday I attended my second educational phone conference on this issue and Thursday I am scheduled to attend an actual role playing session where I hope I will receive more clarification on this somewhat confusing issue. I have asked and many others have asked questions that still remain unanswered. I was wondering if others have heard about this new program and what type of education they are receiving.  Jeanne