CMS Quality Strategy
(Source – CMS.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working to build a health care delivery system
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Hospice/Home Health Services
Report: Home Care Workers Need Better Job Protections
(By – Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News) A lack of oversight in the rapidly growing home care workforce could undermine
Read MoreNIH funds development of robots to improve health, quality of life
(Source – National Institutes of Health) As part of the National Robotics Initiative (NRI), the National Institutes of Health announced
Read MoreEnd Of Medicare Bonus Program Will Cut Pay To Primary Care Doctors
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) Many primary care practitioners will be a little poorer next year because of the
Read MoreDeficiencies In End-Of-Life Care Extend Across Ethnicities
(By – Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News) What kind of care do you want at the end of your
Read MoreCMS Extends Deadline for Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Informal Review Process
(Source – CMS.gov, 10/30/2015) CMS is extending the 2014 Informal Review period. Individual eligible professionals (EPs), Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC)
Read MoreCMS announces payment changes for Medicare home health agencies for 2016
(Source – CMS.gov, 10/29/2015) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced changes to the Medicare home health
Read MoreHealth care costs for dementia found greater than for any other disease
(Source – National Institutes of Health) In the last five years of life, total health care spending for people with
Read MoreDementia Also Takes Toll On Unpaid Caregivers, Study Shows
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser health News) Unpaid caregivers and family members spend more than 100 hours a month, on
Read MoreThe Return of the House Call
Independence at Home, a Medicare-supported demonstration project in which a cohort of patients is receiving primary care in their homes, is proving
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