Quality Measures Under Consideration

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As reported in NAHC Report  on November 30, 2018 and December 10, 2018, the list of quality Measures Under Consideration (MUC) for the home health quality reporting program (HH QRP) and the hospice quality reporting program (HQRP) were  released and NAHC submitted comments concerning the two home health measures and one hospice measure.  On December […]

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3 Federal Departments Endorse Site-Neutral Payment, Lifting Regulations

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The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury endorsed site-neutral payment and lifting three regulations that limit competition in health care in a new report issued on December 3, 2018. The report, Reforming America’s Healthcare System through Choice and Competition, is in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump calling for […]

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Your Questions about the Looming OASIS-D Deadline Answered

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Are you a home health agency director, clinical manager, quality manager, Home Health clinician, or educator? If so, NAHC has a webinar you need to see — Prepare for OASIS-D to Ensure a Successful Transition. The webinar will take place on Friday, December 14 at 1:00 PM Eastern time.The webinar is free and open only to NAHC […]

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NAHC has the Answers to Your Questions about the Looming OASIS-D Deadline

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Are you a home health agency director, clinical manager, quality manager, Home Health clinician, or educator? If so, NAHC has a webinar you need to see — Prepare for OASIS-D to Ensure a Successful Transition. The webinar will take place on Thursday, November 8 at 1:00 PM Eastern time. The webinar is free and open […]

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CMS Issues Second Comment Period on OASIS-D

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CMS has issued a second  Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) notice  for the revised Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS-D) that goes into effect January 2019, in accord with the changes issued in the final 2018 home health prospective payment system rate update rule. This PRA notice request is for a 30 day public comments period […]

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CMS to Hold Special Open Door Forum on the IMPACT Act and Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a Special Open Door Forum on July 25, 2018 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern Time, to provide information and solicit feedback pertaining to the Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements (SPADE) work under the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (commonly referred to […]

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Chance to Submit Public Comments to CMS on Improving IMPACT Act Ends Soon

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced an opportunity for the public to comments on two home health agencies initiatives related to the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act). The first is a proposed quality measure for the domain: – Transfer of Health Information and Care Preferences, and […]

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CMS Seeks Comments on New Home Health Quality Measure

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with RTI International and Abt Associates to further develop a cross-setting post-acute care transfer of health information and care preferences quality measure, as mandated in the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act (IMPACT Act). As part of its measure development process, CMS encourages the public […]

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