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Society Policies Put Before AMA House of Delegates

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Mental Health, Pain Management, Practice Management
June 17, 2016
This week the American Medical Association (AMA) held their Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates in Chicago. The nation’s physicians, residents, and students gather together each year to weigh new AMA policy that will help advance the practice...

REMINDER: EHR Incentive Program: Hardship Exception Applications Due July 1

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management
June 17, 2016
Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program 2017 hardship exception applications are due by July 1, 2016, for eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) to avoid payment adjustments. EPs and...

Hardship Exception Deadline July 1, 2016

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management
June 10, 2016
Eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) that wish to use the streamlined hardship exception application must submit their application by July 1, 2016. The streamlined hardship applications reduce the...

Antipsychotic Drug Use in Nursing Homes: Trend Update

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Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Antipsychotics
June 10, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is tracking the progress of the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes by reviewing publicly reported measures. The official measure of the Partnership is the percentage...

MedPAC Opposes Payment Increases for SNFs and Urges Push for Payment Reform

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
June 10, 2016
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) issued a letter on May 25, 2016 , commenting on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule relating to payment updates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The letter,...

Register Now to Learn More about the Resource Use Performance Category

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management
June 10, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites the public to join an upcoming listening session to learn more about the Resource Use performance category, which is part of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) proposed in...

30 Days Until Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) Reporting Begins

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medical Director
June 3, 2016
Electronic submission of staffing data through the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) is required of all Long Term Care Facilities in 2016. July 1 begins the first date of data collection. You will have up to 45 days to submit data from July 1, 2016-...

SNF Quality Reporting Program Provider Training: Reserve Your Hotel Room by June 8

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations
June 3, 2016
Tuesday, June 21 through Wednesday, June 22 CMS is hosting a 2-day, in-person, train-the trainer event for the Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) in Atlanta, GA for SNF providers, associations, and organizations. The...

Register Today to Participate in the Long-Term Post-Acute Health Information Technology Summit

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Electronic Health Records (EHR), Health Information Technology (HIT), Meaningful Use
June 3, 2016
Where and When: Long Term Post-Acute Care and Health Information Technology Summit June 26–28, 2016 | CEUs: 18 Hyatt Regency Reston, Reston, VA Learn more here . AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is proud to once again be...

New Quality Payment Program Webpages on CMS

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management
May 27, 2016
Visit the new Quality Payment Program webpage from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the latest information on key milestones, training opportunities, and educational materials about the new approach to paying Medicare...