A new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) analysis describes trends in use and outcomes associated with waiving the three-day (two nights) stay requirement at an acute care hospital before discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks applications from Medicare-enrolled providers, suppliers, and Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) for the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced Model Year 7 ,...
To help health care providers prepare for the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published updates about how the Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance...
The Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Information Exchange Toolkit is a new resource focused on identifying the Foundational Elements that can support successful and sustainable implementation of SDOH information exchange. The toolkit is designed...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is now accepting applications from Medicare-enrolled providers, suppliers, and Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to participate in the forthcoming two-year extension of the Bundled...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced additional action to increase the transparency of nursing home ownership and management. The department issued a proposed rule to require nursing homes to disclose additional ownership and...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced additional action to increase the transparency of nursing home ownership and management. The department issued a proposed rule to require nursing homes to disclose additional ownership and...
The Society, along with the American Medical Association (AMA) and 118 other leading medical societies, united in strong support of the meaningful prior authorization reforms proposed for Medicare Advantage and the Medicare prescription drug benefit...
National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call on February 22 Please join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) this Wednesday, February 22, 2023. at 3:00 PM ET for a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call. Long-term care providers,...
The submission deadline for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Programs is approaching. IRF Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) assessment data and...
