RTI International, on behalf of CMS, is seeking feedback on the possible expansion of collection and submission of Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment data used for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) to include all residents receiving short-term skilled care in a SNF regardless of payer.
Nursing facilities are reminded to remain diligent in their infection control practices to limit the spread of COVID-19 to residents and staff especially as we enter respiratory virus season. At the expiration of the PHE, DPH released guidance on Organizational Policies and Procedures for Mitigating Respiratory Illness.
The Boston Office of CMS will host a series of webinars focusing on the Medicare provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and its impact on healthcare.
Thousands of Massachusetts residents may soon lose access to their doctors due to a reimbursement dispute between their insurer Point32Health and Children’s Hospital, UMASS Hospital and Tenet Hospital.
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