๐ฃ The FY 2025 Hospice PEPPER is now available! Download the report and User Guide and register for the upcoming webinar to learn how to use your data.
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๐๏ธ Register: https://t.co/tqybx6akcq
Watch a new #JustAMinute with Center Director Abe Sutton who discusses how the Innovation Center is helping Americans live healthier lives and make healthcare more affordable: https://t.co/LzaQyy4z7c
PEPPER is back! The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report has been relaunched. Take action now to be ready to access your PEPPER. Staff End Users: work with your AO or AM to get the PEPPER business function in the Identity & Access Management (I&A) System: https://t.co/QsUDBzhE1q
ESRD Networks are revolutionizing kidney care through direct technical assistance, quality improvement & data-driven excellence! More: https://t.co/YSf9B7jfSb
#KidneyCare
The emergency department (ED) Boarding systematic review manuscript is now live. This review examined 21 recent studies conducted in the United States over the past decade to better understand this issue to inform modern policymaking. More: https://t.co/b53RzeJcvs
In coordination with @USDOL and @USTreasury, CMS has announced a final rule to strengthen the No Surprises Act by making the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process faster, more transparent, and less costly for providers and payers. Learn more: https://t.co/d8R54rprzA
Clinical Diagnostic Laboratories:
The current data reporting period goes until July 31. Do you have questions about #CLFS data reporting? We've got answers and resources here: https://t.co/PuA3Jaazrp
The FY 2025 PEPPER for Critical Access Hospitals is now available in the PEPPER Portal. If you are a Staff End User, work with your Authorized Official or Access Manager to get access to the PEPPER business function in the Identity & Access Management System. https://t.co/QsUDBzhE1q
CMS has issued a final rule to strengthen oversight of the Affordable Care Act Exchanges for plan year 2027 by lowering user fees, tightening eligibility verification, and giving states greater authority over plan oversight. More: https://t.co/gQCBGQkn5m
Clinical Diagnostic Laboratories:
The current data reporting period goes until July 31. Do you have questions about #CLFS data reporting? We've got answers and resources here: https://t.co/PuA3Jaazrp
Today, CMS announced early adopters of the Electronic Prior Authorization pledge in the Health Tech Ecosystem. These healthcare organizations are working with CMS to modernize healthcare and improve interoperability. More: https://t.co/gvbkqfWVZU
CMS just opened the calendar year (CY) 2024 Doctors and Clinicians Preview Period.
Preview your Quality Payment Program performance information before itโs publicly reported. Access the secure preview now on the QPP website: https://t.co/tmQ1hpB9cT
CMS announced a nationwide data-driven moratoria on new Medicare enrollment for hospices and home health agencies. The moratoria will allow CMS to temporarily halt the influx of new providers into these high-risk categories and stop fraudulent activity. Read more: https://t.co/0jshNBQjek
Today at 12:00 PM (ET), join Dr. Dora Hughes, CMS Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, for an update on our work to advance prevention, quality, safety, and coverage. Hear the latest on recent policy developments and how these efforts are accelerating progress toward improving care and outcomes in Medicare, Medicaid, and the Marketplace. Register here: https://t.co/RyEFexUZVt
Happy Motherโs Day to all the moms who support and care for their families and communities every day. Today, we recognize everything you do and the impact you make.
Wishing you a wonderful and well-deserved day. ๐ธ
Coming soon: CMS is opening the calendar year (CY) 2024 Doctors and Clinicians Preview Period on May 13, 2026.
To learn more about previewing your Quality Payment Program performance information, visit the Doctors and Clinicians Initiative webpage: https://t.co/ueVRja76do
Champion your health during #OlderAmericansMonth! Prevention is the cornerstone of healthy aging and a yearly Wellness visit is a great time to talk to your doctor about ways you can stay healthy. Medicare covers a Wellness visit each year: https://t.co/TDcfIgMJyj
Check out the latest CMS blog from @DrOzCMS about bringing prior authorization into the 21st century. This new initiative brings together stakeholders, including health systems, hospitals, physician practices, and digital health developers, to make electronic prior authorization work end-to-end, on time, for every patient. Read more: https://t.co/eykm49ErCS