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Updates to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Claims

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management, Practitioners
November 12, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new MLN Matters Article MM11992 on Updates to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Claims. Learn about a claims processing instruction update.

SNF Quality Reporting Program: October Refresh

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Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
November 6, 2020
The October refresh of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting data is available. Visit the Nursing Home Compare website, Care Compare website, and Provider Data Catalog to view the data. For more information: SNF Quality Public Reporting...

Flu Shots: Each Visit is an Opportunity

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Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
November 6, 2020
Flu shots are free for your Medicare patients if you accept assignment. Medicare Part B covers one flu shot per flu season and additional flu shots if medically necessary. Every patient visit is an opportunity to promote the flu shot. The Centers...

SNF Quality Reporting Program: Confusion Assessment Method Video Tutorial

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Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
November 6, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a video tutorial for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program on the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM © ) cognitive assessment. Learn about: Standardized data...

SNF Quality Reporting Program: Brief Interview for Mental Status Video Tutorial

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Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
November 6, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a video tutorial for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program on the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) cognitive assessment. Learn about: Standardized data...

ONC Announces Information Blocking Interim Final Rule with Comment Period

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Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
October 30, 2020
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has announced the Interim Final Rule with Comment Period. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ONC is extending compliance dates and timeframes for information blocking and the...

CMS Issues Fourth Interim Final Rule on COVID-19

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Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
October 30, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its fourth Interim Final Rule with comment period dealing with the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). The new rule covers provisions related to vaccine dissemination and payment...

HHS Issues Advisory on Cyber Attacks on the Public Health Sector

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Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
October 30, 2020
A joint cybersecurity advisory was coauthored by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This advisory describes the tactics,...

COVID-19 Care Site-Specific Call for Nursing Homes on October 28

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
October 23, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosts calls for certain types of organizations on an intermittent basis to provide targeted updates on the agency’s latest COVID-19 guidance. One to two leaders in the field also share best...

Society Pleased to See Senate Letter Asking for Changes to Telehealth, Medical Director Registry

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
October 23, 2020
This week, the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Health sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar asking the agency to implement a set of recommendations to combat Alzheimer’s disease. In the letter...