CMS News Posts

CMS Resources for the Emergency Preparedness (EP) Rule
The pandemic has brought into even sharper focus the importance of updated emergency response plans. CMS has compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and national resources to assist state survey agencies; state, tribal, regional and local emergency...
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CMS COVID-19 Office Hours Calls [March– April 2021]
CMS hosts varied recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share information related to the agency’s response to COVID-19. These sessions are open to members of the healthcare community and are intended to provide updates, share best practices among peers, and...

Register for the 2021 Virtual CMS Quality Conference: March 2 – 3, 2021
Healthcare Innovation During a Time of Disruption | March 2 - 3, 2021 [Virtual CMS National Quality Conference] The 2021 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Conference will take place virtually March 2-3, 2021. Registration is now open, but...
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CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Calls [February 2021]
CMS hosts varied recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share information related to the agency’s response to COVID-19. These sessions are open to members of the healthcare community and are intended to provide updates, share best practices among peers, and...
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CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls [December 2020]
CMS hosts varied recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share information related to the agency’s response to COVID-19. These sessions are open to members of the healthcare community and are intended to provide updates, share best practices among peers, and...

CMS Will Retire the Original Compare Tools on December 1, 2020
In early September, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released Care Compare on Medicare.gov. Care Compare streamlines the eight original health care Compare tools, like Nursing Home Compare, Hospital Compare, Physician Compare, etc., which will be...

CMS Releases Nursing Home COVID-19 Training Data with Urgent Call to Action
Thanks to the nursing homes whose staff have completed free CMS training, but remaining homes are urged to take advantage of this resource November 18, 2020 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is publicly recognizing the 1,092 nursing homes at...

Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Application and COVID-19
2020 Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception and Promoting Interoperability Hardship Exception Application Deadline: December 31, 2020 CMS Memo | November 16, 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all clinicians across the United States and territories....
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CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls [November 2020]
CMS hosts varied recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share information related to the agency’s response to COVID-19. These sessions are open to members of the healthcare community and are intended to provide updates, share best practices among peers, and...

The Impact of COVID-19 on Medicare Beneficiaries’ Daily Life
Older adults have been especially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, as they are at higher risk of serious illness if infected and account for 80 percent of all COVID-related deaths. Current public health guidelines recommend older adults limit in-person social...