New MACRA decision guide available through AHA
The American Hospital Association (AHA) shared with members its newest MACRA resource, the MACRA Decision Guide, to help hospitals...
Quality, certification and oversight data now available on demand
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new initiative designed to increase transparency by making...
Open comment period on hospital quality star ratings on Hospital Compare
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation – Center...
Use safety when viewing solar eclipse
Excitement is building for the much-anticipated total solar eclipse that will be passing over the United States on Monday...
Hospice Compare goes live
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released Hospice Compare this week. The data published on the site...
Explanation of special status calculation for Quality Payment Program (QPP)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced new information on qpp.cms.gov that indicates whether clinicians have...
Healthy Hometown powered by Wellmark available in South Dakota
Did you know your zip code could impact your health more than your genetic code? When it comes to...
CMS launches quality website for doctors and other clinicians in rural areas
CMS recently launched a new section on the Quality Payment Program dedicated to doctors and other clinicians working in...
New antimicrobial stewardship resource for critical access hospitals
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a new antimicrobial stewardship resource for small and Critical Access Hospitals that...
CMS posts Hospice and Home Health QRP training materials
CMS has posted post-training materials (with answers to polling questions) from the April 25 Hospice Data Submission and Reporting and from the May 3-4 Home Health QRP Provider Training in Baltimore.
