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Standing Technical Expert Panel (TEP) for the Development, Evaluation, and Maintenance of Post-Acute Care (PAC) and Hospice Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Measurement Sets

Briggs Healthcare

Acumen and Abt are convening this TEP to evaluate the measurement sets across the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), Home Health (HH), and Hospice settings, with a focus on identifying measurement gaps, and ensuring measures align with CMS program requirements and goals.

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Critical Access Hospital PEPPER Available Including Upcoming Q4FY22 CAH PEPPER Review Webinar

Briggs Healthcare

To obtain your CAH PEPPER , the Chief Executive Officer, President, Administrator, Compliance Officer, Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement Officer, or other authorized user within your organization (selecting a job title closest to their title) should: Review the instructions and obtain the information required to authenticate access.

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Medicaid Authorities for Housing-Related Services

NASHP

Additional Considerations Requires budget neutrality (note that budget neutrality calculations for health-related social needs were recently updated ) Typically involves extensive negotiations with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Behavioral Health System Modernization along the Continuum

NASHP

North Carolina’s comprehensive behavioral health approach included efforts to increase uptake of CoCM through additional training and practice supports and Medicaid rate increases to 120% of Medicare rates for behavioral health providers. An action plan dashboard tracks targets. CMS’s Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive!