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January 17, 2025

CMS Revises Surveyor Guidance Again, Delays Implementation to March 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced updates to the revised nursing home surveyor guidance initially released in November 2024. These updates encompass revised guidance and training for nursing services and the Payroll-Based Journal Staffing Report. Additionally, CMS is exte...
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January 15, 2025

CMS Launches Nursing Home Staffing Campaign

Providing safe, quality care in nursing homes is a top priority of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Nursing home workers play a vital role in supporting residents with essential daily tasks, such as bathing, dressing, mobility, and eating. They also ensure medications are taken, and ...
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January 13, 2025

CMS Reminds Clinicians to Use Correct Place of Service Codes

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a reminder to clinicians about the importance of using the correct Place of Service (POS) codes on Medicare claims. These codes are crucial for ensuring proper payment for services provided to patients in various inpatient facilities, such a...
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January 6, 2025

2024 QPP Data Submission is Now Open

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has opened data submission for the 2024 performance year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Data can be submitted and updated until 8:00 PM ET on March 31, 2025.
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January 6, 2025

Respiratory Illness Reporting Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities in 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a memorandum (QSO-25-11-NH) outlining new reporting requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities. Effective January 1, 2025, LTC facilities must electronically report data on COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV...
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December 6, 2024

LTPAC Health IT Collaborative Urges Lawmakers to Extend Medicare Telehealth Policies

PALTmed, in collaboration with the LTPAC HIT Collaborative, has made a significant appeal to lawmakers to extend Medicare telehealth policies that were initially implemented during the pandemic. The collaborative is advocating for a two-year extension of these policies, emphasizing their critical role in a...
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December 2, 2024

2024 QPP Exception Applications are Available

The 2024 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Exception applications are available through December 31, 2024, at 8:00 PM ET. Two types of exception applications allow users to indicate the reason they’re unable to report data for one or more Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance categories. ...
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November 22, 2024

CMS Announces Key Revisions to Nursing Home Surveyor Guidance for 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated guidance for nursing home surveyors that will take effect on February 24, 2025. The updates aim to enhance the quality of care and ensure compliance with evolving standards in long-term care facilities. These revisions, which will be i...
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November 18, 2024

Highlights from the 2024 AMA Interim House of Delegates Meeting

The 2024 Interim Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates covered critical issues affecting the U.S. health-care system. Among the most pressing topics was Medicare physician payment, which remains the AMA's top advocacy priority. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Ser...