New Resources Available on QPP Resource Library
CMS recently posted several new Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) resources to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Resource Library. Visit the resource library on the QPP website.
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CMS Discharge Planning Rule Supports Interoperability and Patient Preferences
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule that empowers patients preparing to move from acute care into post-acute care (PAC), a process called “discharge planning.”
Omnibus Burden Reduction (Conditions of Participation) Final Rule CMS-3346-F
This rule advances CMS’s Patients over Paperwork initiative by saving providers an estimated 4.4 million hours of time previously spent on paperwork with an overall…
HHS Awards $9M to Develop New Models to Improve Obstetrics Care in Rural Communities
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, awarded nearly $9 million to launch the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) program.
HHS Announces Health IT Awardees Focused on Innovative Interoperability Solutions
The U.S. Department of HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology announced two awards under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health Information Technology (LEAP in Health IT) funding opportunity.
Deadline to Submit a MIPS Targeted Review
If you participated in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2018, your performance feedback, which includes your MIPS final score and payment adjustment factor(s), are now available for review on the Quality Payment Program website.
CMS: Beyond the Policy
CMS now produces a new podcast, “CMS: Beyond the Policy,”. It will highlight updates and changes to policies and programs in an easily accessible and conversational format. The podcast was created as a new method to explain the agency’s policies and programs.
New Resources Available on QPP Resource Library
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has posted the following new resources to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Resource Library: The post New Resources…
Sequoia Project Awarded as RCE from ONC
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology announced that The Sequoia Project has been awarded a cooperative agreement to serve as the Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE).