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CMS 2015 Mid-Year QRURs Webcast

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management
May 6, 2016
Thursday, May 19 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET To Register: Visit MLN Connects Event Registration . Space may be limited, register early. This event gives an overview of the 2015 Mid-Year Quality and Resource Use Reports (MYQRURs) and explains how to...

MACRA Proposed Rule Released; Victories for PALTC Professionals

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Alternative Payment Models (APM), Practice Management, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Health Information Technology (HIT), Meaningful Use, Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
April 29, 2016
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued their proposed rule for implementing certain provisions of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). MACRA ended more than a decade of last-minute fixes...

CMS Adds Six Quality Measures to Nursing Home Compare

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Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, Quality, Measures
April 29, 2016
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added six new quality measures to the Nursing Home Compare website . Three of these six new quality measures are based on Medicare-claims data submitted by hospitals, which is...

SNFs: Proposed FY 2017 Payment and Policy Changes

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, Payment
April 29, 2016
On April 21, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule ( CMS-1645-P ) outlining proposed FY 2017 Medicare payment rates and quality programs for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). CMS will accept comments on the...

CMS Comparative Billing Report on Subsequent Nursing Facility E/M Services Webinar

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Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, Practitioners
April 29, 2016
Wednesday, May 11 from 3 to 4:30 pm ET Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for an informative discussion of the comparative billing report on Subsequent Nursing Facility Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services (CBR201605),...

CMS MACRA Listening Session: Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule – Register Now

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management
April 29, 2016
Tuesday, May 10 from 2 to 3 pm ET To Register: Visit MLN Connects Event Registration . Space may be limited, register early. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) changes the way Medicare rewards clinicians for providing...

House E&C Subcommittee on Health Holds Hearing on MACRA Implementation

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Electronic Health Records (EHR)
April 22, 2016
This week the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015: Examining Physician Efforts to Prepare for Medicare Payment Reforms . The hearing examined the...

CMS National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and QAPI Call — Last Chance to Register

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Practice Management, Quality, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)
April 22, 2016
Thursday, April 28 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET To Register: Visit MLN Connects Event Registration . Space may be limited, register early. This call focuses on infection control, highlighting Antibiotic Stewardship and community-wide efforts, including a...

CMS Removes Two-Midnight Policy in FY2017 Proposed Inpatient Payment Rule

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Transitions of Care
April 22, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule to update Medicare inpatient payments for fiscal year 2017. CMS’s proposal would completely remove the two-midnight rule for the current and past two fiscal years by...

2017 Medicare Shared Savings Program: Notice of Intent to Apply Due by May 31

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Skilled Nursing Care, Medicare, Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
April 22, 2016
The Notice of Intent to Apply (NOIA) for the January 1, 2017, program start date of the Medicare Shared Savings Program is available for: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) not currently participating in the program (initial applicants) Currently...