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Advance Care Planning Fact Sheet from CMS

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Advance Care Planning, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
September 9, 2016
A new Advance Care Planning Fact Sheet is available. Learn about: Beneficiary eligibility Provider and location eligibility Diagnosis requirements

SNF 30-Day Potentially Preventable Readmission Measure — Updated

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Skilled Nursing Care
September 9, 2016
The updated Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 30-Day Potentially Preventable Readmission (PPR) Measure estimates the risk-standardized rate of unexpected PPRs within 30 days for people with Fee-For-Service Medicare who were inpatients at Prospective...

CMS Announces Plans to Eliminate MIPS Penalties

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management, Meaningful Use, Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
September 9, 2016
On Thursday, September 8, Andrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced in a blog posting that the agency heard concerns expressed by the American Medical Association and other physician...

PY 2015 Medicare ACO Results

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
September 2, 2016
On August 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the 2015 performance year results for the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model that show physicians, hospitals, and...

SNF Quality Reporting Program CMS Webcast — September 14

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Care Settings/Types, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
September 2, 2016
Wednesday, September 14 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET To register or for more information, visit MLN Connects Event Registration . Space may be limited, register early. Learn about the reporting requirements for the new Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality...

National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and QAPI Call — September 15

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Transitions of Care
September 2, 2016
Thursday, September 15 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET To register or for more information, visit MLN Connects Event Registration . Space may be limited, register early. This call focuses on effective care transitions between long-term and acute care settings...

The Society Joins Others in Urging CMS to Restore the Refinement Panel

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation
August 26, 2016
The Society, along with the American Medical Association (AMA) and 89 other organizations, sent The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) a letter this week urging them to restore the Refinement Panel to serve as the relative value...

Mark Your Calendars For Two Important CMS National Provider Calls

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Care Settings/Types, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Federal Regulations, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI), Transitions of Care
August 26, 2016
SNF Quality Reporting Program Webcast — September 14 Wednesday, September 14 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET To register or for more information, visit MLN Connects® Event Registration . Space may be limited, register early. Learn about the reporting...

Next Generation Accountable Care Organization – Implementation MLN Matters® Article — New

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Transitions of Care
August 26, 2016
An MLN Matters Special Edition Article on Next Generation Accountable Care Organization - Implementation is available. Learn about the benefit enhancement waiver initiatives and supplemental claims processing direction.

Society Comments on CMS Patient Relationship Categories and Codes Feedback Request

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Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation
August 19, 2016
As a result of the passage of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now required to establish and use classification code sets: care episode and patient condition groups and...