CMS withdraws proposal requiring LTC facilities to afford spousal rights to same-sex couples
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Oct 04, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has withdrawn a 2014 proposed rule that would have required long-term care facilities to recognize and ensure rights for same-sex marriages, according to a...
National testing of standardized post-acute data elements to start in November
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Sep 29, 2017
Beta testing of standardized data elements for post-acute care will kick off in November in 14 geographic markets, officials with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the RAND Corporation disclosed...
CMS to make Payroll Based Journaling data public starting Nov. 1
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Sep 27, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will begin posting public use files of providers’ Payroll Based Journaling data on Nov. 1, the agency said in a memo posted Monday.
Special national conference call on IMPACT Act Thursday
Sep 21, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is hosting a special Open Door Forum conference call on the IMPACT Act at 2 p.m. ET Thursday.
CMS suspends surveys, allows providers to exceed bed capacity in states hit by Hurricane Harvey
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Sep 06, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is extending some flexibilities for Medicare providers in Texas and Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Administrator Seema Verma said on Saturday.
You’re not too busy to know this CMS news is good news
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James M. Berklan
Aug 24, 2017
It’s nice to have friends in high places. Even better if she speaks of clearing regulatory clutter.
New company launched around CMS requirements
Aug 22, 2017
RoP Learning launched last week as a company geared to help post-acute care providers meet new federal standards.
In case you missed it, there’s a new Medicare audit process coming
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Aug 22, 2017
it’s understandable if a story we ran last — about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revamping its Medicare audit process — slipped under your radar. Here’s what you need to...
Preparing for the upcoming BPCI model: Is your facility primed for success?
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Cheri Bankston
Aug 16, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ testing of the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative has been largely successful.
Providers expressed gratitude Tuesday at a 1% increase from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for skilled nursing services, even as it braced for quality measure implementation.