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New Findings on Palliative Care Issues Near the End-of-Life

JAMDA
December 27, 2020
To palliate means to relieve suffering. However, the public—and even clinicians—often confuse palliation with hospice care and believe that palliative care is restricted solely to the last hours, days, or weeks of life. Nothing could be further from...

Hope Springs Eternal: Can Project ECHO Transform Nursing Homes?

JAMDA
December 27, 2020
There have been more than 100,000 deaths in US nursing homes attributed to COVID-19, accounting for 40% of COVID-19 deaths across the country.1 In addition, staff turnover has increased dramatically, as many workers are afraid of becoming sick or...

Health Care Needs in Assisted Living: Survey Data May Underestimate Chronic Conditions

JAMDA
December 27, 2020
Research using electronic and administrative databases has become increasingly common in post-acute and long-term care—so much so that its use has been conjectured to surpass that based on primary purposive data collection.1 The benefits of these...

December 27, 2020

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December 27, 2020
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Society Advocacy Leads to Positive Resolutions in COVID Relief Bill – Medicare Cuts Alleviated

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Practice Management, Practitioners
December 24, 2020
On Monday, December 21, the 116th Congress concluded its business by approving H.R. 133, a $1.4 trillion Continuing Resolution funding the government through September 30, 2021, and a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, for a grand total of $2.3...

Society Advocacy Leads to Positive Resolutions in COVID Relief Bill – Medicare Cuts Alleviated

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Practice Management, Practitioners
December 24, 2020
On Monday, December 21, the 116th Congress concluded its business by approving H.R. 133, a $1.4 trillion Continuing Resolution funding the government through September 30, 2021, and a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, for a grand total of $2.3...

Reminder: Upcoming Important MIPS Dates and Deadlines

Policy Snapshot
Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
December 24, 2020
CMS would like to remind clinicians of important upcoming Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) dates and deadlines: December 31 – 2020 Promoting Interoperability Hardship Exception Application period closes. Clinicians, groups, and virtual...

Reminder: Upcoming Important MIPS Dates and Deadlines

Policy Snapshot
Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
December 24, 2020
CMS would like to remind clinicians of important upcoming Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) dates and deadlines: December 31 – 2020 Promoting Interoperability Hardship Exception Application period closes. Clinicians, groups, and virtual...

Reminder: 2021 Virtual Group Election Period for MIPS Closes on 12/31

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Practice Management, Practitioners
December 24, 2020
To form a virtual group for the 2021 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance year, an election must be submitted to CMS via e-mail by December 31, 2020 (11:59 PM ET) . NOTE: A virtual group must submit an election to CMS for each...

Reminder: 2021 Virtual Group Election Period for MIPS Closes on 12/31

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Practice Management, Practitioners
December 24, 2020
To form a virtual group for the 2021 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance year, an election must be submitted to CMS via e-mail by December 31, 2020 (11:59 PM ET) . NOTE: A virtual group must submit an election to CMS for each...