The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released guidance on how regulatory requirements can be met by settings providing HCBS to individuals with such behavior, and concludes with describing some options for HCBS stakeholder...
An MLN Matters Special Edition Article on The Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Facility Residents – Payment Reform is available. Learn about a new payment model for nursing facilities and practitioners to incent early...
On December 20, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized new Medicare alternative payment models that continue the Administration’s progress in reforming how the health care system pays for care. This announcement finalizes...
Enacted August 6, 2015, the Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act (NOTICE Act) requires hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) to provide notification to individuals receiving observation services as...
Information on the upcoming meetings, the resolutions process, and checklists to help are available on the Society’s House of Delegates website at www.paltc.org/hod. Need to register delegates? Visit the HoD site as well and click on “Register...
Physician Assistant Annie Zambrano, PA-C, is proud of the role she plays in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities. She is looking forward to seeing her family of professional colleagues at the 2017 Annual Conference in Phoenix next March...
Tuesday, December 6 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET To register or for more information, visit MLN Connects® Event Registration . During this call, learn about the reform of requirements for long-term care facilities, highlighting the Behavioral Health...
Each year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes a list of quality and cost measures that are under consideration for Medicare quality and value-based purchasing programs and collaborates with the National Quality Forum (...
This week, President-Elect Trump announced that Congressman Tom Price, MD, (R-GA) will become the next Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary. Dr. Price is an orthopedic surgeon and has served in the House of Representatives for 14 years,...
For the month of December only, take 20% off of Immunizations in the Long-Term Care Setting and Influenza Immunization and the Health Care Worker (DVD) . Use code 122016 at checkout. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention recommends a...
