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OIG Releases Report on Vulnerabilities with Two-Midnight Policy

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Observation Status
January 6, 2017
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report in December noting that the two-midnight policy led to limited access to skilled nursing care. According to the report, the policy increased the number of beneficiaries with hospital stays that...

CMS Announces Additional Opportunities for Clinicians under the Quality Payment Program

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP)
January 6, 2017
On December 15, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced more new opportunities for clinicians to join Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) to improve care and earn additional incentive payments under the Quality...

HHS Finalizes New Medicare Alternative Payment Models

Policy Snapshot
Cardiovascular Health, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Alternative Payment Models (APM), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS)
January 6, 2017
On December 20, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized new Medicare alternative payment models that continue the Administration’s progress in reforming how the health care system pays for care. This announcement finalizes...

Apply for Clinical Practice Improvement Activities and Measurement Study by January 31

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS)
January 6, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is conducting a Clinical Practice Improvement Activities Study, as outlined in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) final rule . Clinicians and groups who are...

Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Facility Residents – Payment Reform MLN Matters® Article — New

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Change of Condition, Transitions of Care
January 6, 2017
An MLN Matters Special Edition Article on The Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Facility Residents – Payment Reform is available. Learn about a new payment model for nursing facilities and practitioners to incent early...

CMS Publishes FAQs Concerning Medicaid Beneficiaries in HCBS who Exhibit Unsafe Wandering Behavior

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicaid, Dementia, Patient Centered
January 6, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released guidance on how regulatory requirements can be met by settings providing HCBS to individuals with such behavior, and concludes with describing some options for HCBS stakeholder...

Stress Is a Given But See It in a New Light, Says Keynote Speaker

Spotlight
Medication, Practice Management
January 6, 2017
“It used to be that patients looked solely to the physician for answers to medical questions. Today is it more common for patients and families to question or challenge the physician. This can create a crisis of confidence,” says Peter Hanson, MD,...

Sundown Syndrome, Sleep Quality, and Walking Among Community-Dwelling People With Alzheimer Disease

JAMDA
January 3, 2017
Sundown syndrome and sleep disturbances cause people with Alzheimer disease (PAD) and caregivers suffering. Studies have indicated that physical exercise could have a positive impact on sundown syndrome, yet no research has ever explored the...

Directions & Connections

JAMDA
January 1, 2017

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JAMDA
January 1, 2017