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The informal review period for the 2017 Value Modifier calculation has been extended to December 7. For information on how to file, see the 2017 Value Modifier Informal Review Request Quick Reference Guide . For More Information: How to Obtain a...
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...
Oral disease is not a normal part of aging, and Leonard Brennan, DMD, wants everyone on the post-acute/long-term care (PALTC) interdisciplinary team to know this. “We need to find a way to triage it and work as an educated team to address oral...
New COPD Pocket Guide The sooner patients are identified as having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the better. So why not provide practitioners with a quick and easy tool to recognize these individuals at admission? That was the...
We want to bring 70 PALTC practitioners to Phoenix to train the next generation of the PALTC workforce. Learn more about the Futures Program here . It takes a compassionate and patient individual to work with the PALTC population. As you know,...
Thursday, December 6 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET To register or for more information, visit MLN Connects Event Registration . Space may be limited, register early. During this call, learn about the reform of requirements for long-term care facilities,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Work Plan for fiscal year (FY) 2017 summarizes new and ongoing reviews and activities that OIG plans to pursue with respect to HHS programs and operations...
