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GAO Report: Improved Oversight Needed to Better Protect Residents from Abuse

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, Practitioners
July 25, 2019
Last week representatives from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) testified publicly to the Senate Special Committee on Aging about their Improved Oversight Needed to Better Protect Residents from Abuse report. The report noted that “while...

Antipsychotic Drug Use in Nursing Homes: Trend Update from CMS

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Antipsychotics, Practitioners
July 25, 2019
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...

CMS Hosting Webinar on Quality Payment Program Performance Information Published on Physician Compare

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practitioners
July 25, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Physician Compare support team are hosting two one-hour webinars on the 2017 Quality Payment Program performance information recently published on Physician Compare . The webinars will...

CMS Releases New ACO Case Studies

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Practice Management, Practitioners
July 25, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released three new case studies describing innovative programs from Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). The case studies feature ACO initiatives related to: Promoting staff...

CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities; Finalizes Arbitration Agreements

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Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, Practitioners, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI), Resident
July 19, 2019
Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued two rules, a proposed rule on requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities and a final rule for LTC facilities arbitration agreements. The proposed rule for requirements for...

Quality Payment Program: 2018 MIPS Performance Feedback and Final Score

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management
July 19, 2019
If you submitted 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) data, view your performance feedback and final score on the Quality Payment Program (QPP) website. Performance feedback is also available for eligible clinicians participating in MIPS...

Quality Payment Program Participation: Preliminary Data on 2018

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
July 19, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a blog and released an infographic to share preliminary participation data for the Quality Payment Program (QPP) during 2018. Key findings include: Overall, Merit-based Incentive...

CMMI Director Steps Down

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
July 12, 2019
This week, it was announced that Adam Boehler will be stepping down from his role are the Director of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation and Deputy Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Mr. Boehler was...

House Energy & Commerce Passes Health Bills

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Practitioners
July 12, 2019
This week, the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee passed 10 bills out of committee. One of the bills passed was the EMPOWER for Health Act (HR 2781 ). The bill reauthorizes Health Workforce Programs including the Geriatric Workforce...

SNF PPS Patient Driven Payment Model: Get Ready for Implementation on October 1

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management, Practitioners
July 12, 2019
SNF PPS Patient Driven Payment Model: Get Ready for Implementation on October 1 On October 1, the new Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is replacing the Resource Utilization Group, Version IV for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective...