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Senate Passes CHRONIC Care Act

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
September 29, 2017
This week, the Senate unanimously passed the CHRONIC Care Act (S.870), a bill which includes bipartisan policies to improve the Medicare program by targeting traditional fee-for-service, Medicare Advantage, and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs...

Honor Had Impact Beyond Expectations for Medical Director of the Year

Spotlight
Medical Director
September 29, 2017
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Being named the Society’s 2017 Medical Director of the Year (MDOY) had a greater impact than Joshua Schor, MD, CMD, Medical Director at New Jersey-based Daughters of Israel, could have imagined. “I have a resident...

September 22, 2017

Weekly Roundup
Advance Care Planning, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicaid, Payment, Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Quality
September 22, 2017
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Spotlight: Hill Day is Productive, Enlightening, Enjoyable for Society Leaders HPA: Society Expresses Concern Over Graham-Cassidy Legislation; Society Members Urged to Check the 2016 PQRS and QRUR Reports; Health...

Template for an Antibiotic Stewardship Policy for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings

JAMDA
Antimicrobial/Antibiotic Stewardship, Antibiotics/Antimicrobials
September 18, 2017
In response to a rising concern for multidrug resistance and Clostridium difficile infections, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) will require all long-term care (LTC) facilities to establish an antibiotic stewardship program by...

REMINDER: CMS Nursing Home Facility Assessment Tool and State Operations Manual Revisions Call — September 7

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, F-Tags, Survey, Surveyor Guidance
September 1, 2017
Thursday, September 7 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET Register for Medicare Learning Network events. During this call, learn about the new Facility Assessment Tool to help identify and develop the specific assessment of your facility. Also, find out about...

Participate in Quality Payment Program Website Testing

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Electronic Health Records (EHR)
September 1, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites representatives from organizations of all sizes to assess current and future functionality of the Quality Payment Program website , as well as make recommendations for improvements. We...

Incoming JAMDA Editors Fill Big Shoes, Walk into New Era

Spotlight
Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care
September 1, 2017
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join For Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, and Philip D. Sloane, MD, MPH, the incoming JAMDA Editors-in-Chief, long-term care research and publishing are second nature. John Morley’s, MB, BCh, retirement from the position left big...

From Pot and Pods to Poster: Program Brings Accolades and Opportunities

Spotlight
August 25, 2017
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join It's not uncommon to worry about what our children put in their mouths. Parents everywhere lock up household products, cleaning supplies, and other items that children might eat or swallow thinking it is a treat or...

Nursing Home Facility Assessment Tool and State Operations Manual Revisions Call — September 7

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, F-Tags, Survey, Surveyor Guidance
August 18, 2017
Thursday, September 7 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET Register for Medicare Learning Network events. During this call, learn about the new Facility Assessment Tool to help identify and develop the specific assessment of your facility. Also, find out about...

CMS Sees Increase in Inpatient Skilled Nursing Facility Denials

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
August 18, 2017
According to the 2015 Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Report released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the denial rate for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) increased from 6.9% in 2014 to 11% in 2015 due to missing...