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August 26, 2016

Weekly Roundup
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Federal Regulations, Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Medical Director, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI), Transitions of Care
August 26, 2016
Spotlight: Advanced Curriculum is Always New for this Veteran Attendee HPA: Society Joins Others in Urging CMS to Restore the Refinement Panel; Next Generation Accountable Care Organization – Implementation MLN Matters® Article — New

SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program CMS Call — September 28

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
September 16, 2016
Wednesday, September 28 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET To register or for more information, visit MLN Connects® Event Registration . Space may be limited, register early. Learn how the implementation of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Value-Based...

NEW CMS Overview of the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program MLN Matters® Article

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
September 16, 2016
An MLN Matters Special Edition Article on Overview of the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program is available. Learn about value-based incentive payments Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) may receive based on performance of...

SNF QRP Provider Training Questions and Feedback on MDS 3.0

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, Pressure Ulcers
September 16, 2016
The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Measures and Technical Information webpage is updated with Provider Training Questions and Feedback on Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 . This document provides responses to questions from...

New Data: 49 States Plus DC Reduce Avoidable Hospital Readmissions

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management
September 16, 2016
Between 2010 and 2015, readmission rates fell by 8 percent nationally. On September 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new data showing how these improvements are helping Medicare patients across all 50 states and...

Webinar Turns Education into Oral Health Success

Spotlight
Oral Health, Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team
September 16, 2016
“We need to find a way to triage it and work as an educated team to address oral health in this setting,” says Leonard Brennan, DMD, who will present a webinar on the topic on October 26. Oral care won’t happen, says Dr. Brennan, if caregivers dread...

PALTC Residents Right to Vote

Navigating PALTC
Resident, Right’s
September 14, 2016
This election season, let’s make sure that it’s easy for all post-acute and long-term care residents to exercise their right to vote. Hi, I’m Chris Laxton, the Executive Director of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Did...

CMS Announces Plans to Eliminate MIPS Penalties

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management, Meaningful Use, Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
September 9, 2016
On Thursday, September 8, Andrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced in a blog posting that the agency heard concerns expressed by the American Medical Association and other physician...

Advance Care Planning Fact Sheet from CMS

Policy Snapshot
Advance Care Planning, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
September 9, 2016
A new Advance Care Planning Fact Sheet is available. Learn about: Beneficiary eligibility Provider and location eligibility Diagnosis requirements

Observation Stays Coalition Pushes the Improving Access To Medicare Coverage Act Of 2015 in Recent Letter to OMB

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Observation Status, Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation
September 9, 2016
In a recent letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which had solicited public comments on Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice, the Observation Stays Coalition focused on the importance of passing the Improving Access to Medicare...