Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) Legislative Update: The IMPACT Act of 2014 (David Lipschutz) Overview – signed into law by President Obama on October 6, 2014, the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care … [Read more...] about October 2014 – Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act) and Other Issues
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October 2014 – The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act) & Other Isues
1. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: THE IMPACT ACT OF 2014 On October 6, 2014, President Obama signed into law the “Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014” or IMPACT Act. The bill resulted from a bipartisan, … [Read more...] about October 2014 – The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act) & Other Isues
CMA Community News – August 2014
A Message from the Executive Director Dear Community Members: We have been busy at the Center this summer- even with the lovely long, warm days. Our advocacy has been focusing on enhancing access to health services and medical equipment for … [Read more...] about CMA Community News – August 2014
August 2014 – Restructuring of Medicare’s Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) and Other Issues
Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) Changes to Medicare’s Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) (Alfred Chiplin and Terry Berthelot) Overview of QIO restructuring to separate the beneficiary complaint review … [Read more...] about August 2014 – Restructuring of Medicare’s Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) and Other Issues
August 2014 – Restructuring of Medicare’s Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO) & Other Issues
1. CHANGES TO MEDICARE’S QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS (QIOs) CMS has restructured its Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program to separate the beneficiary complaint review functions from the quality improvement … [Read more...] about August 2014 – Restructuring of Medicare’s Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO) & Other Issues
CMS has Authority Under Existing Law to Define Inpatient Care
Under a 2008 decision of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the Secretary of HHS has authority under the Medicare statute to include a hospital patient’s time in observation as part of inpatient time in the hospital for purposes of … [Read more...] about CMS has Authority Under Existing Law to Define Inpatient Care
Deficiencies for “Sufficient” Staffing
The federal Nursing Home Reform law requires nursing facilities to have "sufficient" staff to meet their residents' needs.[1] Sufficient nursing staff is universally recognized as a key requirement for making high quality of care … [Read more...] about Deficiencies for “Sufficient” Staffing
Nurse Staffing In Nursing Facilities
Few would dispute that nursing facilities must employ a sufficient number of professional nurses and well-trained, well-supervised, and well-compensated paraprofessional nursing staff in order to be able to provide high quality care and quality of … [Read more...] about Nurse Staffing In Nursing Facilities
June 2014 – Losing Your Voice: Medicare Coverage of Speech Generating Devices During Part A Stays & Other Issues
1. MEDICARE’S COVERAGE OF CAPPED RENTAL ITEMS DURING PART A INSTITUTIONAL STAYS: LOSING ACCESS TO SPEECH GENERATING DEVICES (SGDs) CMS Changes Its Coverage of Speech Generating Devices Through a new interpretation of longstanding … [Read more...] about June 2014 – Losing Your Voice: Medicare Coverage of Speech Generating Devices During Part A Stays & Other Issues
June 2014 – Medicare Coverage of Speech Generating Devices During Part A Stays & Other Issues
Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) Medicare’s Coverage of Capped Rental Items During Part A Institutional Stays: Losing Access to Speech Generating Devices (SGDs) (Alfred Chiplin) Overview of Medicare coverage … [Read more...] about June 2014 – Medicare Coverage of Speech Generating Devices During Part A Stays & Other Issues