Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
Tune In To Forthcoming CMS Call On IMPACT Act
Published on Fri Jan 15, 2016
The IMPACT Act is already changing OASIS with the proposal of OASIS-C2 for January 2017. More changes are on the horizon.
Learn more about them in CMS’s Feb. 4 MLN Connects National Provider Call “IMPACT Act: Connecting Post-Acute Care across the Care Continuum.” CMS officials will discuss the requirement for Post-Acute Care providers, including skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and long-term care hospitals, to report standardized patient assessment data. Registration is now open at www.eventsvc.com/blhtechnologies.
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