CMS announces call on standardized post-acute data under IMPACT Act
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a Special Open Door Forum Wednesday to provide an overview of standardized data in relation to the quality measures and standardized assessment domains required under the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014. The requires the Department of Health and Human Services to implement quality measures that are standardized across four settings: long鈥恡erm care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies. For details on the call, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. ET, click .
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