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Wednesday, July 1, 2020
 
 
 

 

 

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Post-Acute Now: Online Summit

Post-Acute Now is HCPro’s exclusive virtual event taking place on July 30th, 2020. The half-day event features sessions on topics that matter to post-acute professionals, like COVID-19, billing and reimbursement, regulatory updates, and more.

 
 
 

Home Health

The Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM) will be extended by CMS for one calendar year
The Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM) will be extended by one calendar year, through Dec. 31, 2021. The extension will enable more Medicare beneficiaries to access supportive care. This extension applies to hospices that have been participating in the model. New hospices will not be enrolled. For those hospices that are participating, they will be …
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Skilled Nursing Facility

Infection preventionist needed for COVID-19 prevention in SNFs
At least one infection preventionist (IP) should be on-site full time at SNFs with more than 100 residents, or SNFs that provide on-site ventilator or hemodialysis services, according to new CDC guidance. This individual is responsible for developing IPC policies and procedures, performing infection surveillance, providing competency-based training of HCP, and auditing adherence to recommended …
 
 
 

Featured Post

How Integrated Insights Can Transform Care Delivery

When it comes to performance improvement, knowing where to start is often the biggest hurdle. The answers come from analyzing quality and cost data together. The challenge is taking an abundance of data, organizing it, and connecting quality and financial metrics to drive decision-making. Data can tell a story, but the right insights can transform your community.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Most Read Articles

 

Coronavirus fears at work: What employers need to know to stay protected

What SNFs need to be doing right now to deal with COVID-19

CMS releases Five Star Quality Rating updates and FAQ for SNFs

 
 
 

Events Calendar

 

 

 

September 14-16, 2020 | Post-Acute Leadership Forum (Arizona)