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ACP Series, Webinar, and interview w/ Dr. Jaggard

Advance Care Planning
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
DR. JAGGARD DISCUSSES ADVANCE CARE PLANNING ADVANCE CARE PLANNING (ACP) SERIES A valuable tool in assisting patients and their families in navigating the decisions required for advance care planning in the long-term care, assisted living and other...

HHS Begins New Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force

Policy Snapshot
Medication, Opioids, Pain Management, Practitioners
May 3, 2018
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this week the appointment of 28 members to the new Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (Task Force). The Task Force was established to propose updates to best...

CMS Release SNF PPS Proposed Rule

Policy Snapshot
Care Settings/Types, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
May 3, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule on April 27, 2018 to overhaul the payment system for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The rule would update the payment rates used under the prospective payment system (...

From Stressful to Successful: Webinar Promotes Win-Win Care Planning Talks

Spotlight
Hospice, Change of Condition, End-of-Life
May 3, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Think about having a difficult conversation with someone where they may get upset or angry. It makes you tense and anxious just thinking about it. An upcoming Society webinar is designed to ease this stress and...

Congress Focusing on Opioids

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medication, Opioids, Practitioners
April 26, 2018
This week House and Senate committees focused on opioid legislation packages. The Senate health committee voted unanimously in favor of a package, which includes 40 bills from 38 senators. The health committee's legislation, Opioid Crisis Response...

CMS Announces New Name for EHR Programs and ACI Category

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Electronic Health Records (EHR)
April 26, 2018
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an overhaul and streamlining effort to the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs for hospitals as well as for the Advancing Care Information performance category...

Dr. Peter Jaggard discusses the new ACP Product Series

Spotlight
Advance Care Planning, Patient Centered
April 25, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Traditional advance directives like the living will and power of attorney express patient choices in general terms for their medical care. More recent directives, such as physician order for life-sustaining...

Apply to Participate in the 2018 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Study on Burdens Associated with Reporting Quality Measures to Receive Improvement Activity Credit for 2018

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Practitioners
April 19, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is conducting the 2018 Burdens Associated with Reporting Quality Measures Study, as outlined in the Quality Payment Program Year 2 final rule (CMS 5522- FC). CMS is conducting this study to:...

The Society Joins Others in Urging CMS to Reduce 2018 MIPs Reporting Period

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practitioners
April 19, 2018
This week, AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine joined with the American Medical Association and over 40 national medical specialty societies in urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reduce the 2018...

Meet First NP To Serve on Society Board: Alice Bonner

Spotlight
April 17, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join It seems only fitting that Alice Bonner, PhD, APRN, GNP, Associate Professor at Northeastern University, is the first nurse practitioner (NP) to serve on the Society Board of Directors since the organization opened...