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CMS Improving Nursing Home Compare in April 2019
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced updates coming next month to Nursing Home Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System to strengthen this tool for consumers to compare quality between nursing homes.
Press releaseCMS Updates Consumer Resources for Comparing Hospital Quality
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated hospital performance data on the Hospital Compare website and on data.medicare.gov to empower patients, families, and stakeholders with important information they need to compare hospitals and make informed healthcare decisions.
Press releaseEmergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s (Innovation Center) Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model is a voluntary, five-year payment model that will provide greater flexibility to ambulance care teams to address emergency health care needs of Medicare beneficiaries following a 911 call.
Fact sheetSpeech: Remarks by Administrator Seema Verma at the 2019 HIMSS Conference
Remarks by Administrator Seema Verma at the 2019 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference
Press releaseMedicare Program: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Proficiency Testing Regulations Related to Analytes and Acceptable Performance
On February 1, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [CMS-3355-P].
Fact sheetSpeech: Remarks by Administrator Seema Verma at the 2019 CMS Quality Conference
Remarks by Administrator Seema Verma at the 2019 CMS Quality Conference
Press releaseCMS Office of the Actuary Releases 2017 National Health Expenditures
Overall national health spending grew at a rate of 3.9 percent in 2017, almost 1.0 percentage point slower than growth in 2016, according to a study conducted by the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and published today as a Web First by Health Affairs.
Press releaseCMS Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program Results for Fiscal Year 2019
The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program adjusts what Medicare pays hospitals under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) based on the quality of inpatient care the hospitals provide to patients.
Fact sheetCMS Strengthens Nursing Home Oversight and Safety to Ensure Adequate Staffing
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced actions that will bolster nursing home oversight and improve transparency in order to ensure that facilities are staffed adequately to provide high-quality care.
Press releaseCMS Launches Efforts to Improve Patient Safety, Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced upcoming efforts to support better care and outcomes for nursing home residents under the Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program (CMPRP). This three-year initiative aims to improve residents’ quality of life by equipping nursing home staff, administrators and stakeholders with technical tools and assistance to enhance resident care.
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