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News CMS to Expand Successful Ambulance Program Integrity Payment Model Nationwide Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program: Become a Medicare Enrolled Supplier COVID-19: Maintaining Safety, Critical Care Load-Balancing, & Behavioral Health National Cholesterol Education Month & World Heart Day Claims, Pricers & Codes Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program: Valid Claims Events CMS-CDC Fundamentals of COVID-19 Prevention for Nursing Home Management Call — September 24 MLN Matters® Articles 2021 Annual Update of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes for Skilled Nursing Facility [...]

CMS Announces New Guidance for Safe Visitation in Nursing Homes During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency CMS Announces Transformative New Model of Care for Medicare Beneficiaries with Chronic Kidney Disease CMS Announces Innovative Payment Model to Improve Care, Lower Costs for Cancer Patients CMS Announces New Guidance for Safe Visitation in Nursing Homes During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency On September 17, CMS issued revised guidance providing detailed recommendations on ways nursing homes can safely facilitate visitation during the coronavirus [...]

News SNF Healthcare-Associated Infections Measure: Submit Comments by October 14 Participate in Medical Documentation Interoperability Pilot COVID-19 Lessons Learned & Infectious Disease Surge Annex Template Healthy Aging® Month: Discuss Preventive Services with Your Patients Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Events Dementia Care Call — September 22 MLN Matters® Articles October 2020 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System New Waivers for Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospitals, Long-Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs), and Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) due [...]

Independent Nursing Home COVID-19 Commission Findings Validate Unprecedented Federal Response CMS Offers Comprehensive Support for Oregon due to Wildfires Protect Yourself & Your Patients from Flu this Season Independent Nursing Home COVID-19 Commission Findings Validate Unprecedented Federal Response On September 16, CMS received the final report from the independent Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes (Commission), which was facilitated by MITRE. CMS also released an overview of the robust public health actions the agency has [...]

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to state Medicaid directors designed to advance the adoption of value-based care strategies across their healthcare systems and align provider incentives across payers. Under value-based care, providers are reimbursed based on their ability to improve quality of care in a cost-effective manner or lower costs while maintaining standards of care, rather than the volume of care they provide.  Value-based care arrangements may also permit providers to address [...]