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2019 National Care Transitions Awareness Day Summit [April 16, 2019]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a National Care Transitions Awareness Day Summit on April 16, 2019 to increase awareness and action in the beneficiary and provider communities of the importance of safe and effective care transitions...
CMS Improving Nursing Home Compare
Changes offer greater support to consumers looking to compare quality of Nursing Homes The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced updates coming in April to Nursing Home Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System; strengthening this...
Patients, Advocates, Providers, Researchers and Healthcare Champions Come Together for Solutions
Innovating for Value and Results Several members of the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network quality improvement team were among 3,000 leaders across the country who attended the 2019 CMS National Quality Conference, hosted by the Centers for Medicare &...
Upcoming WebEx: All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Homes
Applying Strategies from the New CMS Change Package Join this WebEx to hear successful strategies and specific actions to improve the quality of life and care for those residing in nursing homes. Thursday, January 24, 2019 2:00 – 3:00 p.m CT One-third of SNF...![CMS Quality Payment Program Updates [Looking Back and Ahead]](https://i2.wp.com/greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/QPP-image-1280x300-2.jpg?resize=1080%2C300&ssl=1)
CMS Quality Payment Program Updates [Looking Back and Ahead]
CMS Released the Year 1 (2017) Quality Payment Program Performance Data infographic which gives breakdowns on who participated, payment adjustments, as well as mean/median scores. The 2017 performance year for the Quality Payment Program was: The first year of the...
CMS Releases the 2019 Quality Payment Program Final Rule
Changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program will shift clinicians’ time from completing unnecessary paperwork to providing innovative, high-quality patient care. Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
CMS Announces 2019 Medicare Parts A and B Premiums and Deductibles
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the 2019 premiums, deductibles and coinsurance amounts for Medicare Parts A and B. “CMS is committed to empowering beneficiaries with the information they need to make informed decisions...
Networking/Collaborative Opportunity: The Role of Data in the Opioid Crisis
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Consortium for Quality Improvement & Survey & Certification Operations is hosting a virtual Collaborative WebEx to discuss the role of data in the opioid crisis. Attend this WebEx to learn more about...
The Opioid Crisis: Upcoming CMS Opportunities to Learn and Collaborate
Reminder: You are invited – CMS Town Hall Meeting The Opioid Epidemic: Approaches to Adolescents and Honored Elders ….highlighting the importance of collaboration among clinicians and community members to address the opioid crisis Thursday, September 6,...
CMS Changes to OPPS and ASC Payment System Rule
On July 25, 2018, CMS proposed changes in the Calendar Year 2019 OPPS and ASC Payment System rule that would further advance the agency’s priority of creating a patient-centered healthcare system by greater price transparency, interoperability and significant...