Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
New Quality Measures On Transfers Prepped
Published on Fri Aug 19, 2016
Want to find out more about how IMPACT Act data requirements will affect you? Dial into an Aug. 31 MLN National Provider Call on the topic, “IMPACT Act: Data Elements and Measure Development Call.” Alink to registration is at www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/NPC/National-Provider-Calls-and-Events.html.
Next up: CMS also solicited nominations for a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) on quality measures to satisfy the IMPACT Act. Specifically, the TEP will address measures surrounding transfer of information during admissions from and transfers to other providers. The nomination period closed Aug. 21.
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