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"The positive response to making Part I available online was overwhelmingly positive, and we were pleased to see that we could give participants the flexibility they want while retaining the personalized, interactive nature of the program,” says...
"The positive response to making Part I available online was overwhelmingly positive, and we were pleased to see that we could give participants the flexibility they want while retaining the personalized, interactive nature of the program,” says...
“It is essential for PALTC practitioners to be engaged in quality measure development. We need measures that focus on activities and areas that our physicians are involved in and responsible for, and for which we can be realistically measured,” says...
A revised Telehealth Services fact sheet is available. Learn about: Originating sites Distant site practitioners Telehealth services Billing and payment for professional services furnished via telehealth and the originating site facility fee
Thursday, February 23 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET To register or for more information, visit MLN Connects® Event Registration . The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation of 2014 ( IMPACT Act ) requires the reporting of standardized patient...
Tuesday, February 21 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET To register or for more information, visit MLN Connects® Event Registration . During this call, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) experts discuss the benefits of providing Chronic Care...
The Registration and Attestation System is now open. Providers participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program must attest to the 2016 program requirements by February 28 to avoid a 2018 payment adjustment. The EHR...
As of July 1, 2016, electronic submission of staffing data through the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) is mandatory for all long-term care facilities. You have up to 45 days after the end of the quarter to submit data for Federal Fiscal Quarter 1 (...
This week, the Society worked with the Observation Status Coalition to submit a question during the Senate Finance Committee’s confirmation hearing for Representative Tom Price (R-GA), nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Senator...
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced a bill and a resolution that would prevent the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) process from moving forward. The resolution comes before the February 1st statutory deadline required to discontinue the...
