Upcoming CMS Deadlines
The following is communication from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on upcoming deadlines.
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2024 National Skilled Nursing Care Week
National Skilled Nursing Care Week takes place from May 12 to May 18, 2024. The annual, national observance celebrates the essential role that skilled nursing care centers play in providing safe and effective 24-hour nursing care to millions of individuals each year.
Two 2023 CMS Payment System Final Rules Released
CMS releases Fiscal Year 2023 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System Final Rule (CMS-1767-F) and Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Final Rule (CMS 1765-F).
New Data on Skilled Nursing Facilities Use of EHRs Establish the Path for Progress
By Seth Pazinski – Data released by the Office of the ONC report for the first time, nationally representative measures on EHR adoption and health information exchange among skilled nursing facilities. Most SNFs (64 percent) used EHRs to manage patient health information in 2016.