The Senate yesterday passed a supplemental budget bill for state fiscal year 2023.

Mass Senior Care is pleased to welcome new members to our Association.

Two important webinars are being held at the beginning of April, register now!

The Customer-Focused Research Group (CFRG) within the newly formed Office of Burden Reduction and Health Informatics (OBRHI) at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is currently conducting a Nursing Home qualitative research engagement focused on identifying the overall experience of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) data reporting, Minimum Data Set (MDS) Assessment data reporting, and transitions in insurance coverage.

As a reminder, the FY 2023 SNF PPS Final Rule adopted one new quality measure into the SNF QRP: the Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Healthcare Personnel (HCP) measure. This data must be entered into the NHSN using Healthcare Personnel Safety (HPS) Component.

In December 2022, Mass Senior Care shared with members the strategies to address healthcare capacity that providers in the Commonwealth’s health care system agreed to assist in building capacity and ensuring timely throughput.

Kate Walsh, former CEO of Boston Medical Center Health System, was officially sworn in as the new Secretary of the Executive Office of Health & Human Services on March 1st.

Join the Massachusetts eHealth Institute (MeHI) and the MassCyberCenter on March 9th at 10 am for our monthly health care provider cybersecurity call. As always, we will be joined by representatives of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Commonwealth Fusion Center who will provide updates on recent cyber threats and trends. This meeting will also include a presentation on laptop security in health care.