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January 27, 2014
NASL News
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ONC's CTO to Kick Off NASL Winter Conference
Doug Fridsma, MD, PhD will help kick off NASL's Winter Legislative & Regulatory Conference on Monday, February 10. As the Chief Science Officer & Director of the Office of Science & Technology Office at the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Dr. Fridsma is leading ONC efforts around interoperable health information and exchange. Learn more or Register for the conference.
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Medicare Appeals Office to Hold Forum on Appeals Backlog
The Department of Health & Human Services Office of Medicare Hearings & Appeals (OMHA), which handles appeals at the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) level, will hold a forum on February 12 to discuss the backlog at the third level of appeals. Read more.
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Manual Updates Related to Jimmo vs. Sebelius Now Available
MLN Matters #MM8458, Manual Updates to Clarify Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Home Health (HH), and Outpatient (OPT) Coverage Pursuant to Jimmo vs. Sebelius, is now available for download from CMS.
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HHS ASPE Report Examines Medicare PAC & Payment Bundling
The Medicare & Medicaid Research Review, a publication of CMS, just released a report funded by the Department of Health & Human Services’ Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) on Medicare Post-Acute Care Episodes and Payment Bundling. Read more.
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In Case You Missed It...
CARE Item Set Webinar...
Did you miss NASL's webinar on the CARE Item Set?
NASL members can access a replay of the webinar by Ellen Strunk of Rehab Resources & Consulting, Inc. and Tracy Fritts of Consonus Healthcare by logging into NASL.org.
NASL's Legislative Wrap Up Replay Also Available
NASL members can access our Status of the SGR & Year-End Wrap Up webinar via the links below.
Full Replay or Slides Only
Member login required.
Materials from CMS' December 19, 2013 Call on Jimmo v. Sebelius Now Available
Access the audio of CMS' call, “Program Manual Updates to Clarify SNF, IRF, HH, and OPT Coverage Pursuant to Jimmo v. Sebelius.†Download the transcript or visit CMS' webpage for more information.
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