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Senate Finance Committee Votes on Seema Verma to Head CMS

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Observation Status
March 3, 2017
This week the Senate Finance Committee is voting on approving Seema Verma to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The committee’s initial vote on Wednesday was a tie and a later vote did not count because it included proxy...

Senate Committee Supports Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act

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Resident
March 3, 2017
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) recently introduced the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act (S.178) . The goal of S.178 is to minimize elder abuse and exploitation, and to establish an infrastructure within...

GAO Report: HHS Needs Better Planning on Increasing Information Exchange in Post-Acute Care Settings

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Practice Management, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Health Information Technology (HIT)
March 3, 2017
This week the Government Accountability Office (GAO) publicly released a report entitled “ HHS Needs to Improve Planning and Evaluation of Its Efforts to Increase Information Exchange in Post-Acute Care Settings .” The report recommends that the...

CMS Awards approximately $100 Million to Help Small Practices Succeed in the Quality Payment Program

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Quality Payment Program (QPP)
February 24, 2017
On February 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded approximately $20 million to 11 organizations for the first year of a five-year program to provide on-the-ground training and education about the Quality Payment Program...

Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice Instructions in New MLN Matters Article

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Observation Status
February 24, 2017
A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) MLN Matters Article on Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) Instructions is now available. The article gives instructions on how to use the MOON to inform Medicare beneficiaries when they...

CJR & Other Episode Payment Models Delayed

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment
February 24, 2017
The Trump Administration took action to freeze regulations released by federal agencies through a memo issued by Chief of Staff Reince Priebus on January 20, 2017. The memo states that agencies cannot release any new regulations or guidance...

January 27, 2017

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Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, Practice Management
January 27, 2017
Spotlight: Making Memory Mighty, Speaker Offers the Latest, Best Research. HPA: Society Advocacy Leads to CMS Policy Change on Care Coordination/Behavioral Health; Affordable Care Act Replacements Introduced in Congress. Help Us Help You: Membership...

February 3, 2017

Weekly Roundup
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Observation Status, Infections, Immunization/Vaccination, Infection Prevention/Control, Pneumonia, Payment
February 3, 2017
Spotlight: Item Writing Workshop Builds Key Skills for Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond. HPA: Wyden Introduces Bill To Weaken IPAB; Medicare Observation Status Addressed At HHS Confirmation Hearing; PBJ Submission Reminder; EHR Incentive Program: Attest...

February 10, 2017

Weekly Roundup
Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Practitioners, Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team, Medical Director, Non-Physician Practitioners, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Nursing Home Administrator, Pharmacist, Physician Assistant (PA), Social Worker, Therapist
February 10, 2017
Spotlight: Arizona Welcomes Its Society Family. HPA: Understanding and Promoting the Value of Chronic Care Management Services CMS Call; Looking Ahead: The IMPACT Act in 2017 CMS Call; CMS Telehealth Services Fact Sheet. Conference Countdown: 5...

February 17, 2017

Weekly Roundup
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation
February 17, 2017
Spotlight: Pocket Guide Offers Quick Answers. HPA: Price Officially New Secretary of HHS; Public Policy at the Annual Conference; REMINDER - Value of Chronic Care Management. Conference Countdown: 4 Weeks