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CMS Publishes FAQs Concerning Medicaid Beneficiaries in HCBS who Exhibit Unsafe Wandering Behavior

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicaid, Dementia, Patient Centered
January 6, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released guidance on how regulatory requirements can be met by settings providing HCBS to individuals with such behavior, and concludes with describing some options for HCBS stakeholder...

Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON)

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Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Observation Status
December 16, 2016
Enacted August 6, 2015, the Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act (NOTICE Act) requires hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) to provide notification to individuals receiving observation services as...

Upcoming CMS Events

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP)
December 16, 2016
MACRA 101 Webinar Series — December 16, 20, and 21 December 16, 20, and 21 from 12 to 1 pm ET Join CMS for a webinar series to learn about the development of patient relationship categories for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of...

CMS Releases New Comprehensive CJR Model: SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver MLN Matters® Article

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Observation Status
December 15, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a new MLN Matters Special Edition Article on Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Model: Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 3-Day Rule Waiver . The article discusses the...

Reminder: House of Delegates Resolutions and Delegate Registrations Due January 15th

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December 9, 2016
Information on the upcoming meetings, the resolutions process, and checklists to help are available on the Society’s House of Delegates website at www.paltc.org/hod. Need to register delegates? Visit the HoD site as well and click on “Register...

Congress Passes 21st Century Cures Act

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Patient Centered
December 9, 2016
H.R. 6 , the 21st Century Cures Act, passed both the House and Senate and is expected to be signed by President Obama. The bill, sponsored by Representative Fred Upton (R-MI), will bring “health care innovation infrastructure into the 21st Century,...

SNF Quality Reporting Program Video Presentation from CMS

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Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Quality
December 9, 2016
A video presentation is available for the September 14 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) webcast on the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP). Learn about the reporting requirements for the new SNF QRP,...

New HHS Secretary and CMS Administrator Nominees Announced

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
December 2, 2016
This week, President-Elect Trump announced that Congressman Tom Price, MD, (R-GA) will become the next Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary. Dr. Price is an orthopedic surgeon and has served in the House of Representatives for 14 years,...

CMS Finalizes Measures under Consideration List for Pre-Rulemaking

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Quality, Measures
December 2, 2016
Each year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes a list of quality and cost measures that are under consideration for Medicare quality and value-based purchasing programs and collaborates with the National Quality Forum (...

CMS National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and QAPI Call — December 6

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)
December 2, 2016
Tuesday, December 6 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET To register or for more information, visit MLN Connects® Event Registration . During this call, learn about the reform of requirements for long-term care facilities, highlighting the Behavioral Health...