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Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care
February 17, 2017
“We hope this will raise awareness at admission that patients might have COPD. If these individuals get proper treatment early on, they have better functioning and quality of life,” says Gwendolen Buhr, MD, CMD. Dr. Buhr is referencing the recently...

REMINDER: CMS Understanding and Promoting the Value of Chronic Care Management Services Call

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment
February 17, 2017
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 (CMS) experts discuss the benefits of providing Chronic Care Management (...

Public Policy at the Annual Conference

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Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA)
February 17, 2017
During this year’s Annual Conference in Phoenix, don’t miss many of the great policy sessions being offered. On Thursday, March 16th join policy experts for Health Care Reform: MACRA and Beyond for PALTC Practitioners. This policy intensive,...

Price Officially New Secretary of HHS

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
February 17, 2017
Congressman Tom Price, MD, (R-GA) was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 52-47 to service as the new Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Secretary Price is an orthopedic surgeon that has been in support of repealing the...

Pneumococcal Vaccine – Guidance from Top Experts in PALTC

Navigating PALTC
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Infections, Immunization/Vaccination, Infection Prevention/Control, Pneumonia
February 1, 2017
Are you clear on which pneumococcal vaccine is appropriate for your patients or loved ones? Hi – I’m Christopher Laxton, Executive Director of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The CDC recommends that all adults 65 years...

Making Memory Mighty, Speaker Offers the Latest Research

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January 27, 2017
"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...

Core Changes to Meet Your Needs

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Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Certified Medical Director, Medical Director, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)
January 20, 2017
"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...

When Quality Measurement Calls

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Quality, Measures
January 13, 2017
“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...

CMS Telehealth Services Fact Sheet — Revised

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
February 10, 2017
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

Looking Ahead: The IMPACT Act in 2017 CMS Call — February 23

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Care Settings/Types, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
February 10, 2017
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...