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Statewide Electronic Clinical Placement Tools: Pathway to Future Efficiencies
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CMS proposes to increase SNF payments in FY 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule to update skilled nursing facility payment rates for fiscal year 2022.
Reminder: April 1 deadline to submit certain Medicare quality data, attest to interoperability
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last month extended to April 1 the deadline for eligible hospitals to submit calendar year 2020 electronic clinical quality measures to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program.
Hospital head shares the QI strategies she employed as a CNO
Kerri Scanlon, RN, FAAN, executive director of Glen Cove (N.Y.) Hospital, built a reputation as an innovator skilled at leading successful quality improvement (QI) initiatives.
CMS extends data submission deadlines for quality reporting and value programs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that it is extending the third quarter 2020 data submission deadlines for several of its quality reporting and value programs for hospitals, post-acute care and other providers.
MAP begins annual review of quality performance measures for federal programs
The National Quality Forum’s Measure Applications Partnership recently initiated its statutorily required annual review of the quality measures that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is considering for use in federal programs.
Care Compare to replace Hospital Compare, other quality reporting sites Dec. 1
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Dec. 1 will retire Hospital Compare and seven other health care quality compare websites, whose content has been transitioning since September to a single website called Care Compare.
NQF outlines model for end-of-life care
A recent report from the National Quality Forum (NQF), The Care We Need: Driving Better Health Outcomes for People and Communities
Skilled nursing facilities can preview quality data through Aug. 30
Aug. 30 is the deadline for skilled nursing facilities to preview their quality measure data for the Nursing Home Compare website refresh in October and ask the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to review their data if they believe the scores are inaccurate.
CMS to streamline QualityNet access for hospital quality reporting
Between April 7 and June 15, the Hospital Quality Reporting program will transition to a new QualityNet ID management security system called Health Care Quality Information Systems Access Roles and Profile (HARP), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.