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CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum October 6th

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
September 30, 2016
The next Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Open door forum will be taking place on Thursday October 6th at 2:00mpm EDT. CMS planned agenda for the call includes: Flu Announcement Emergency Preparedness...

September 30, 2016

Weekly Roundup
Advance Care Planning, Advance Directives, End-of-Life Care, Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST), Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Observation Status, Federal Regulations, F-Tags, Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
September 30, 2016
Spotlight: Society Leaders Climb the Hill, Build Connections, Influence HPA: CMS Releases Final Conditions of Participation Rule for Long-Term Care Facilities, CMS Hosts SNF Value-Based Purchasing Open Door Forum, 2015 PQRS Feedback Reports and 2015...

Response to the Letter to the Editor by Shinji Matsunaga “Combination Therapy Showed Limited Superiority Over Monotherapy for Alzheimer Disease: A Meta-analysis of 14 Randomized Trials”

JAMDA
September 28, 2016
We thank Dr Matsunaga for his interest in our work,1 and for the points raised in his letter. We also appreciate JAMDA for inviting us to respond on this controversial topic of combination therapy for Alzheimer disease. We disagree with Dr Matsunaga...

Alternative Names to SNFist

JAMDA
September 28, 2016
I have never been fond of the term SNFist, with all due respect to the esteemed Dr Katz, or whoever may have coined the term.1 I also know that I am not alone. Although most of us quietly soldier on, focused on our care more than our moniker, some...

Decisions by Default: Incomplete and Contradictory MOLST in Emergency Care

JAMDA
September 27, 2016
What patients intend when they make health care choices and whether they understand the meaning of orders for life-sustaining treatment forms is not well understood. The purpose of this study was to analyze the directives from a sample of emergency...

Perceptions of Gown and Glove Use to Prevent Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Transmission in Nursing Homes

JAMDA
September 24, 2016
To explore current use and perceptions of glove and gown use in nursing homes.

Take the Challenge - From Chris Laxton

Spotlight
Infections, Patient Centered, Quality
September 23, 2016
"People working in post-acute and long-term care are some of the most innovative, creative people in the world. They are stretched for resources and time and deal with the most vulnerable, complex frail elders. But they solve problems that others...

CMS Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative Models 2-4 Report Released

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment
September 23, 2016
The second Annual Report recently released, provides a summative and formative evaluation of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative Models 2-4 and is based on the multiple...

2015 Annual QRURs CMS Webcast — September 29

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment
September 23, 2016
Thursday, September 29 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET To register or for more information, visit MLN Connects Event Registration . Space may be limited, register early. In mid-September 2016, CMS will make 2015 Annual Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRURs)...

From the Hill: PAC Provider Groups Advocate for Changes to SNF VBP

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care
September 23, 2016
This week a number of post-acute care provider groups sent a letter to Ways and Means Committee leaders advocating for major changes to the Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act (H. R. 3298). This bipartisan bill would establish a...