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Skilled Nursing Update: CMS Finalizes Changes to SNF Value-Based Purchasing, SNF Quality Reporting Program and Civil Monetary Penalties

Hall Render

CMS is also adopting the COVID Vaccine: Percent of Patients/Residents Who Are Up to Date (known as the “Patient/Resident COVID-19 Vaccine”) measure beginning with the FY 2026. CMS also finalized an increase of the SNF QRP data completion thresholds for the MDS Data Items beginning with FY 2026.

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Skilled Nursing Update: CMS Proposes Changes to SNF Value-Based Purchasing, SNF Quality Reporting Program and Civil Monetary Penalties

Hall Render

CMS is proposing the adoption of the CoreQ: Short Stay Discharge (known as the “CoreQ: SS DC”) measure beginning with the fiscal year 2026. CMS is also proposing the adoption of the COVID Vaccine: Percent of Patients/Residents Who Are Up to Date (known as the “Patient/Resident COVID-19 Vaccine”) measure beginning with the fiscal year 2026.

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Future Trends and Regulatory Challenges in Pharma

Dot Compliance

Analysts report that the global life science analytics market (descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics) is expected to double in value by 2026 ($47B up from $23B in 2020), driven by the “increased prevalence of chronic diseases, technological advancements and rising demand for improved data standardization.”

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Key Healthcare Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Healthcare Law Blog

In 2020, specific restrictions on Medicare coverage and reimbursement for telehealth services were waived for the duration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) in the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020 and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Telehealth.

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February 2022 State Regulatory Developments

New Jersey Healthcare Blog

For 2023 the healthcare cost growth benchmark is 3.5%, for 2024 3.2%, for 2025 3%, for 2026 2.8%, for 2027 2.8%. Additionally, this order extends several regulatory actions taken by the Departments in response to COVID-19, including various waivers. 199(b), the Office of the Governor restated Executive Order No. At 54 N.J.R.

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Health Provider News – June 3, 2022

Hall Render

CMS has cited 69 hospitals for noncompliance with worker vaccine mandate. COVID-fatigued health workers are mobilizing. Doctors, nurses risked their lives to battle COVID. Alaska’s COVID-19 data shows little change from last week. Arizona COVID-19 cases continue to increase. CALIFORNIA.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

on 7th medical office building acquisition in a year Baptist Health expanding in Nassau and St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Outpatient surgery center eyes Lewiston site St. Luke’s Health System asks judge to hold far-right leader in contempt, seeks $7.5M