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Paul Katz Talks New Competencies Curriculum

Ethics, Federal Regulations, F-Tags, Medical Staff Oversight, Survey, Surveyor Guidance, Medical Director
Physician
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine recently announced the release of the Competencies Curriculum for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The online training program was developed to support the competencies and...

CMS PQRS Feedback Reports and Informal Review Process for Program Year 2015 Results Call — August 10

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
August 5, 2016
Wednesday, August 10 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 about Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) negative payment adjustments, feedback...

SNF Readmission Measure: Top 10 Things You Should Know

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management
July 29, 2016
A new fact sheet is available for the Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) Readmission Measure (SNFRM). The SNF Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program ties portions of SNF payments to performance on this measure, which is calculated by assessing the risk...

PBJ Reporting Has Begun!

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations
July 22, 2016
Electronic submission of staffing data through the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) is required of all long-term care facilities in 2016. July 1 began the first date of data collection. You will have up to 45 days to submit data from July 1, 2016-...

IMPACT Act Call: Audio Recording and Transcript Now Available from CMS

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations
July 22, 2016
An audio recording and transcript are available for the July 7 call on Quality Measures and the IMPACT Act . CMS experts discuss key quality measures related to the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act) and how...

Commonwealth Fund Scorecard Shows Improvements in Nursing Homes

Policy Snapshot
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Antipsychotics, Pressure Ulcers
July 22, 2016
The 2016 edition of The Commonwealth Fund’s Scorecard on Local Health System Performance assesses the state of health care in more than 300 U.S. communities from 2011 through 2014, a period when the Affordable Care Act was being implemented across...

Multistate Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia Infections - UPDATE 7/18

Clinical Alerts
Infections, Medication
July 18, 2016
Case count corrected as of July 18, 2016. CDC has confirmed 49 cases from 5 states. Read more .

Multistate Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia Infections - UPDATE 7/16

Clinical Alerts
Infections, Medication
July 16, 2016
FDA has released a statement regarding a voluntary recallExternal Web Site Icon of certain liquid docusate products. The extent of this issue remains under investigation; therefore, both FDA and CDC continue to recommend that clinicians and patients...

Question Leads to Poster, Poster Leads to Top Honor

Spotlight
Anticoagulants
July 22, 2016
Scott Hanson, DO, wasn’t thinking about creating an award-winning poster when he started examining the use of antiplatelet and anticoagulation therapies in his facility. He was seeking to improve care and prevent avoidable hospitalization. Not only...

Infections Advisory Committee FAQ: Pneumococcal Vaccination Coverage

Clinical Alerts
Health Maintenance, Infections, Immunization/Vaccination, Infection Prevention/Control, Pneumonia
April 30, 2015
Background: On August 13, 2014, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met and approved changes to their recommendations for pneumococcal vaccination. Of note, the ACIP now recommends the routine use of 13-valent pneumococcal...