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News Topic: Policy
How to Receive Updates on Hospice QRP
Swingtech sends informational messages to hospice providers related to the Quality Reporting Program (QRP) on a quarterly basis. Its latest outreach communication can be found […]
Visual Communication Tools from CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a set of cue cards to assist providers in conducting the Brief Interview for Mental […]
New CMS Video re: Lying to Sitting in Bed
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a short video tutorial to assist providers with coding GG0170C. Lying to Sitting on Side of […]
New CMS Guidance for In-Home Dialysis
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated surveyor guidance on March 22 for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) venues. This guidance specifically focuses […]
Senate Hearing Explores Needed Changes to Refugee Admissions Program
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Changes Coming for NHSN Reporting
Several weeks ago, LeadingAge suggested to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that National Healthcare Safety […]
Affordable Care Act Hits Record Enrollment
On March 23, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation […]
HUD Publishes Draft Section 8 Contract Bifurcation Notice
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Take These Infection Prevention Actions, GAO Tells HHS
The Government Accountability Office released a report on March 20 detailing the findings from an expert roundtable convened to explore infection prevention and control practices […]