Post-Acute Care

 

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Five medical organizations this week released a toolkit for clinicians in post-acute and long-term care settings about the benefits of the COVID-19 bivalent booster and oral antiviral therapeutics. 
TOP NEWS AHA voices support for bill to extend training flexibility for SNF nurse aides On Nov. 9, AHA voiced support for the Building America’s Health Care Workforce Act (H.R.7744), legislation that would extend for two years after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency certain…
Beginning Oct. 1, 2022, IRFs have been required to collect and report new data elements adopted into the IRF PAI V4.0.
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Urge Your Senators to Sign ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter to CMS on Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) Implementation
A bipartisan letter is circulating in the Senate by Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Bob Casey (D-PA).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued an informational bulletin urging states to use existing Medicaid authority to drive better health outcomes for nursing home residents and improve staff pay, training and retention.
AHA comments to CMS on the calendar year (CY) 2023 HH prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule.