Policy Snapshot
September 13, 2024
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Policy Snapshot
September 13, 2024
Review Your 2023 MIPS Final Scores
In case you missed the announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), please be aware that CMS released the Final 2023 MIPS Scores/2025 MIPS Payment Adjustments in mid-August. If you believe there is an error , please request a targeted review up until October 11, 2024, at 8:00 P...
Spotlight
September 13, 2024
Updated Diabetes CPG: Team Tool for Today’s PALTC
Clinical guidance on any issue changes as new medications, interventions, technologies, and best practices emerge and new studies come out. That is certainly true of PALTmed’s Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs). The just-revised Diabetes Management in the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Setting CPG includes...
Podcast
September 11, 2024
PALTtalk | Pain Management for Patients with Substance Use Disorder | A Collaboration with the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities
Policy Snapshot
September 9, 2024
2024 MIPS Value Pathways Registration Open
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Value Pathways (MVPs) registration window is open for the 2024 performance year. Individuals, groups, subgroups, and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Entities that wish to report an MVP can register until December 2, 2024, at 8:00 PM ET.
Spotlight
September 6, 2024
Leading With Purpose: Down the Home Stretch and on to the Future
There are only two more sessions in the popular Leading With Purpose program, but it isn’t the end; rather, it’s just the beginning. “The 30-minute programs focus on a few key points, followed by some actionable strategies participants can take. So far, the feedback has been very positive, and people have ...
Podcast
September 4, 2024
PALTtalk | Navigating Conversations and the Latest Science on COVID-19 Vaccine (Part 2 of 2)
In Episode 2 of our two-part series, host Elizabeth Sobczyk, MSW, MPH, and special guest Leslie Eber, MD, CMD, share practical strategies for clinicians to enhance conversations about the COVID-19 vaccine and highlight leadership actions that have successfully increased vaccination rates in PALTC. We also ...
Policy Snapshot
August 30, 2024
CMS Issues FAQ Addressing Code G2211
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document for code G2211, which is an office and outpatient (O/O) evaluation and management (E/M) visit complexity add one code. All medical professionals who can bill O/O E/M visits (CPT codes 99202-99205, ...
Policy Snapshot
August 30, 2024
PALTmed Joins Push to Pass Good Samaritan Legislation
The Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed), along with a long list of members of the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA), supports bipartisan Good Samaritan legislation and continues to advocate for additional cosponsors. They highlight the need to empower medical volunteer...
Spotlight
August 29, 2024
