VA Community Care Network (CCN) Starting in June for Region 4
From TriWest’s May 2020 Provider Pulse: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) new Community Care Network (CCN) is beginning its rollout in Region 4 on June 8, 2020. CCN is …
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SAMHSA Seeks Applicants for Emergency COVID-19 Grants for Suicide Prevention
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is announcing an emergency $40 million grant program to prevent suicide. The fiscal year (FY) 2020 COVID-19 Emergency Response for Suicide …
CMS Issues Nursing Homes Best Practices Toolkit to Combat COVID-19
Today CMS released a new toolkit developed to aid nursing homes with additional resources to aid in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic within nursing homes. The toolkit is comprised …
Home Health Agencies: Issue with iQIES Resolved, Make Sure to Re-Submit Impacted Claims!
From the iQIES known issues website: “Some HHA users who use the iQIES user tool to create and submit their OASIS assessments were having their claims Returned to the Provider …
Nursing Homes: First Week of COVID-19 Data is Due to the CDC by Sunday, May 17th!
Nursing homes are now required to report the first week of COVID-19 data to the CDC beginning May 8 but no later than May 17. All nursing homes will be …
OASIS-E Roll Out will be Delayed due to COVID-19
From CMS’ new interim final rule: Home health agencies will be required to use OASIS-E to begin collecting data on the two TOH Information Measures beginning with discharges and transfers …
IRS Updates FAQs on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
The IRS has updated several questions and answers regarding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Click here to access the IRS’ website for coronavirus tax relief and economic impact payments. The …
HHS Extends Deadline for Acceptance of Terms and Conditions for Provider Relief Fund Payments
The Department of Health and Human Services has extended the deadline for healthcare providers to attest to receipt of payments from the Provider Relief Fund and accept the Terms and Conditions. …
IRS: Three new credits are available to many businesses hit by COVID-19
From the IRS Newswire: The Internal Revenue Service today reminds employers affected by COVID-19 about three important new credits available to them. Employee Retention Credit: The employee retention credit is …
All Providers: CMS Releases Interim Final Rule to Address COVID-19
CMS recently released an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period to give the American healthcare system maximum flexibility to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Interim Final Rule outlines actions …