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House Committee to Hold Surprise Billing Hearing

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Observation Status, Practitioners
March 28, 2019
On Tuesday, April 2, the House Education & Labor Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions will hold a hearing, Examining Surprise Billing: Protecting Patients from Financial Pain. Surprise billing has become an issue Congress is...

The IOU/UTI Tool Kit

Long-Term Care Information Series
Urinary Incontinence
NP/PA, Physician
IMPROVING OUTCOMES OF UTI TOOL KIT Implementing antibiotic stewardship programs in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings is a major priority. This can be a daunting challenge, since many health care providers are uncertain where to start...

Fourth Snapshot of 2018 APM Participant and MIPS APM Data Released

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
March 22, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its Quality Payment Program Participation Status Tool based on the fourth snapshot of data from Alternative Payment Model (APM) entities. The tool includes 2018 Qualifying APM...

CMS Releases 2017 Quality Payment Program Experience Report

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
March 22, 2019
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2017 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Experience Report with Appendix , which provides a comprehensive overview of the clinician reporting experience during the first year of...

NATIONAL PRESSURE ULCER ADVISORY PANEL RECOMMENDATION FOR PRESSURE ULCER NOMENCLATURE CHANGE

Resolution and Position Statements
Pressure Ulcers
Physician
AMDA- THE SOCIETY FOR POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE MEDICINE RESOLUTION I 17 SUBJECT: National Pressure ulcer advisory panel recommendation for pressure ulcer nomenclature change INTRODUCED BY: missouri association for long term care...

RESPONSE TO CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION GUIDELINES FOR PRESCRIBING OPIOIDS FOR CHRONIC PAIN

Resolution and Position Statements
Opioids, Pain Management
Physician
AMDA- THE SOCIETY FOR POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE MEDICINE RESOLUTION G17 SUBJECT: Response to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain INTRODUCED BY: Missouri Association of Long...

REMOVING ‘THREE STAR MINIMUM’ REQUIREMENT FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN NEXT GEN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS & BUNDLED PAYMENTS FOR CARE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS AND CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH WAIVER OF THREE NIGHT HOSPITAL STAY REQUIREMENT

Resolution and Position Statements
Physician
AMDA- THE SOCIETY FOR POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE MEDICINE RESOLUTION F17 SUBJECT: removing ‘three star minimum’ requirement for skilled nursing facilities to participate in next gen Accountable care organizations & bundled payments...

INCLUSION OF CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT CENTERS & LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS INVESTMENT MODEL

Resolution and Position Statements
Alternative Payment Models (APM)
Physician
AMDA- THE SOCIETY FOR POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE MEDICINE RESOLUTION D17 SUBJECT: INCLUSION OF Continuing care retirement centers & Long-Term Care facilities in Accountable Care Organizations investment model INTRODUCED BY: Illinois...

ELECTRONICALLY-TRANSMISSIBLE STOP ORDERS

Resolution and Position Statements
Physician
AMDA- THE SOCIETY FOR POST-ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE MEDICINE RESOLUTION C17 SUBJECT: eLECTRONICALLY-TRANSMISSIBLE sTOP ORDERS INTRODUCED BY: wamd-tHE wISCONSIN sOCIETY FOR poST-aCUTE AND lONG-TERM cARE mEDICINE INTRODUCED ON: MARCH 2017...

March 2, 2018

Weekly Roundup
March 2, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Spotlight: Saturday's Keynote Takes Provocative Look at PALTC Workforce Shortage Each day, 10,000 people turn 65; and they enter a phase of life that includes multimorbidty, functional impairment, and transitions...