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Home Health Care Policies: CMS Announces Changes Affecting Long-Term Care Facilities

CMS finalizes improvements in care, safety, and consumer protections for long-term care facility residentsRevisions mark first major rewrite of the conditions of participation for long-term care facilities since 1991

Posted by Nathan Hope on Oct 3, 2016

Home Health Care Policies: How Well Did Medicare ACOs Perform in 2015?

Medicare Accountable Care Organizations: 2015 Performance Year Quality and Financial Results

Home Health Care Policies - On Sep 26, 2016, The CMS released the 2015 quality and financial performance results for Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) that show that ACOs continue...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Sep 26, 2016

Home Health Care Policies: New Emergency Preparedness Rules for Medicare Facilities

CMS finalizes rule to bolster emergency preparedness of certain facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid

Home Health Care Policies - Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule to establish consistent emergency preparedness requirements for...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Sep 19, 2016

Home Health Care Policies: Five Star Changes to Nursing Home Compare

via CMS.gov

Home Health Care Policies: Five Star Changes to Nursing Home Compare

Posted by Nathan Hope on Sep 14, 2016

Home Health Care Policies: Providers Continue to Improve Quality and Lower Costs, says CMS

Posted by Nathan Hope on Sep 8, 2016

Home Health Care Policies: DME in Non-Competitively Bid Areas Examined

Monitoring Data Shows Adequacy of New Payment Amounts for DMEPOS in Non-Competitively Bid Areas  Results Suggest No Negative Impact on Beneficiary Access in Urban and Rural Areas

Posted by Nathan Hope on May 25, 2016

Home Health Care Policies: Fire Safety Requirements for Facilities Published

Home Health Care Policies: CMS Publishes Final Rule on Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Health Care Facilities

Posted by Nathan Hope on May 23, 2016

Home Health Care Policies: Consumers can soon search plans by preferred health providers

Home Health Care Policies: HealthCare.gov Pilots New Doctor Lookup Feature

Posted by Nathan Hope on May 16, 2016