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2018 – A Vision from the Board of Directors

Navigating PALTC
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Practice Management, Practitioners
February 5, 2018

January 5, 2018

Weekly Roundup
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Medication, Antipsychotics, Medication Management, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Quality
January 6, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Spotlight: Expert Offers Guidance on Preparing to Care for Mentally Ill in PALTC HPA: Society Asks CMS to Reconsider ‘Resource’ Category in MIPS and Study Risk Adjustment Models; Practice Management and Leadership...

December 15, 2017

Weekly Roundup
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Medicare, Medicaid, Practitioners
December 15, 2017
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Spotlight: Your Career, Your Society, Your Foundation: Your Chance to Give Back and Shape the Future HPA: Tax Bill Deal Reached in Congress; Alliance for Health Policy Briefing, The Future of the Health Care...

I’m Calling on You

Navigating PALTC
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Practitioners, Quality
November 6, 2017
I’m calling on you to help us strengthen the future post-acute and long-term care workforce and recognize excellence in the current workforce. Hi, I’m Chris Laxton, Executive Director of the Society, and I am asking for your help. First, we need you...
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Registration now open. Click here to register early and save up to $200. Visit paltc.org/annual-conference for more information on the education program, registering, lodging, and more.

New CMS Qualifying APM Participant Look-Up Tool

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA)
October 6, 2017
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the results of the first Qualifying APM Participant (QP) determinations based on eligible clinician participation in the 2017 Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs). CMS...

The Society Joins AMA and Others in Urging Congress to Ensure Flexibility with QPP

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)
October 6, 2017
This week, the Society along with the American Medical Association and more than 100 national and state medical societies sent a letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, ranking members of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance...

National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care Achieves Goals to Reduce Unnecessary Antipsychotic Medications in Nursing Homes

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Antipsychotics
October 6, 2017
On October 2, the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care announced that it met its goal of reducing the national prevalence of antipsychotic use in long-stay nursing home residents by 30 percent by the end of 2016. It also announced a new...

Caring, Comprehension, and Coding: Webinar Speaker Seeks To Boost Confidence, Ease Worries

Spotlight
Medicare, Medicaid, Federal Regulations, Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes
October 6, 2017
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Physicians and other post-acute/long-term care (PALTC) practitioners want to do the right thing, but keeping up with changing rules and regulations within the industry can be challenging. In an upcoming Society...

Quality Payment Program: View Recordings of Recent CMS Webinars

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP)
September 29, 2017
Unable to participate in a recent Quality Payment Program (QPP) webinar? View all recordings, presentations, and transcripts on the QPP Events webpage . Recent webinars: August 16: QPP Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Office Hours Session – Detailed...