NASL News

NASL Meets with Speaker of the House
One of the 73 Hill meetings that NASL arranged for members during the 2016 Winter Legislative & Regulatory Conference was with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (photographed L-R: Garry Pezzano, Cynthia Morton, The Honorable Paul Ryan & Bill Goulding). Find out what NASL discussed with the Speaker and other Members of Congress here.
          

NASL Recognizes Telehealth Leader
NASL recognized Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA) with the 2016 NASL Congressional Leadership Award for his significant contributions to advancing telehealth. Read more. 

Initial Guidance on Targeted Medical Review of Therapy Claims Released
CMS released long-awaited initial guidance regarding how it will begin the targeted medical review of Part B outpatient therapy claims above the $3,700 threshold. Read more.

AHRQ Accepting Data for Patient Safety Culture Database
Starting on April 1, the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) offers a safety culture survey for nursing facilities to use in measuring organizational conditions that can lead to adverse events and patient harm. Now, participants may submit survey data from April 1 to April 21, 2016, which will be added to AHRQ's Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Comparative Database. Participating facilities will receive a free, individual feedback report comparing its results with the overall database. Learn more here.

CMS IMPACT Act & Interoperability Webinar Replay
The audio recording and written transcript for CMS' national provider call, IMPACT Act: Connecting Post-Acute Care across the Continuum, held on February 4, 2016, are now available. Click here to access the slides, audio or transcript.