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CMS Innovation Center Highlights Objectives Pertaining to Health System Transformation

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October 22, 2021
On Wednesday, October 20, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a webinar that detailed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) strategy moving forward. In conjunction with the webinar, CMMI released a white...

New Resources are Now Available on the CMS QPP Resource Library

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October 15, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has added new Quality Payment Program (QPP) resources to the QPP Resource Library : Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Performance Year (PY) 2020 2020 MIPS Performance Feedback...

CDC Releases Guidance on Nursing Home Strike Team Funding

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October 8, 2021
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released long-awaited guidance for nursing home strike team funding. A total of $500 million, made available through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, is being awarded through the...

HHS Study Finds COVID-19 Vaccine Linked to Saving Lives for Older Americans

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October 8, 2021
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that COVID-19 vaccinations may have helped prevent hundreds of thousands of new COVID-19 infections and tens of thousands of deaths among seniors. The study shows that...

Hospice QRP Claims-Based Measures: FAQs

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October 8, 2021
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized two new claims-based measures as part of the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (QRP): Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life and Hospice Care Index. Find FAQs on calculating and...

Flu Season is Here: Protect Your Patients, Yourself, and Your Loved Ones

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October 1, 2021
It’s flu season, and flu shots are the best way to protect your patients, yourself, and your loved ones. The CDC recommends annual flu shots for everyone 6 months and older. Reducing the spread of respiratory illness, like flu, this fall and winter...

Post-Acute Care Transfers: Bill Correctly

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October 1, 2021
In a recent report , the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found Medicare improperly paid inpatient claims subject to the transfer policy. Many hospitals didn’t properly code inpatient claims as a discharge to home when patients resumed home health...

CMS Webinar Reviews the APM Performance Pathway

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October 1, 2021
On Monday, September 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a webinar discussing an overview of the APM Performance Pathway (APP) policies, which are part of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). According to CMS, this is a...

Society Expresses Concern to FDA on Labeling of Aducanumab

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October 1, 2021
Last week, the Society joined the American Geriatrics Society, the Society of General Internal Medicine, and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, in writing a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressing concern for...

Society Supports Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2021

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October 1, 2021
Last week, the Society, through our membership in the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA), supported the Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2021, championed by Sens. Bill Cassidy, MD (R) and Angus King (I) and Reps. Raul Ruiz, MD...