From the CDC: “CMS and the CDC are announcing that payment is available to physicians and health care providers to counsel patients, at the time of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …
From CMS: “The July 2020 Nursing Home Compare refresh, including quality measure results based on SNF QRP data submitted to CMS, is now available. For this refresh SNF QRP assessment-based …
HHS and CMS have released new data about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on telehealth usage, as well as COVID-19’s impact on vulnerable Medicare beneficiaries. The new report from …
CMS hosts varied recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share information related to the agency’s response to COVID-19. These sessions are open to members of the healthcare community and are intended …
CMS has released a new tip sheet to help home health providers navigate the changes to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (QRP) during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). …
From CMS: HHS will devote $5 billion of the Provider Relief Fund authorized by the CARES Act to Medicare-certified long term care facilities and state veterans’ homes to build nursing …
From HHS: The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing guidance to ensure that recipients of federal financial assistance understand …
MassHealth has issued revisions to the Eligibility Verification System (EVS) message codes in Appendix Y of all provider manuals. The following changes were made: added codes related to the new …
In June, HHS announced the opening of the application period and plans to distribute approximately $15 billion to eligible providers that participate in state Medicaid and CHIP programs who had …
From McKnight’s: “The federal government will prioritize nursing homes with three or more coronavirus cases during the initial distribution of point-of-care COVID-19 tests.” “During a call with nursing homes Wednesday …
