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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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Medicaid Authorities for Housing-Related Services

NASHP

Allowable in lieu of services include housing transition; housing deposits; tenancy and sustaining services; caregiver respite; day habilitation; nursing facility transition and diversion; community transition; personal care and homemaker services; environmental modifications; medically supportive meals; sobering centers; and asthma remediation.

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Behavioral Health System Modernization along the Continuum

NASHP

The Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) pairs registered nurses with low-income first-time mothers during pregnancy and continues with regular home visits until the child’s second birthday. Similarly, the state and partnering providers have modernized the state’s Comprehensive Substance Treatment and Rehabilitation (CSTAR) service model.