Rural Health
News by Topic: Critical Access Hospitals
A Conversation with Portia Brown
Oct 8, 2018 - Radio interview with Portia Brown, Vice President of Valley Health Page Memorial Hospital, a Critical Access Hospital in Luray, Virginia that also has five Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) associated with it. Discussion includes her role as a Rural Health Fellow with the National Rural Health Association; the Undergraduate Primary Care and Rural Education (UPCARE) project, an education program focused on training nurses to serve in primary care and mental health in rural areas of the state; and a program being deployed in RHCs that uses a clinical pharmacist to address potential opioid addiction in patients.
Source: Rural Health Leadership Radio
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Oct 8, 2018 - Radio interview with Portia Brown, Vice President of Valley Health Page Memorial Hospital, a Critical Access Hospital in Luray, Virginia that also has five Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) associated with it. Discussion includes her role as a Rural Health Fellow with the National Rural Health Association; the Undergraduate Primary Care and Rural Education (UPCARE) project, an education program focused on training nurses to serve in primary care and mental health in rural areas of the state; and a program being deployed in RHCs that uses a clinical pharmacist to address potential opioid addiction in patients.
Source: Rural Health Leadership Radio
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CMS: Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2019 Rates; Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers; Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs (Promoting Interoperability Programs) Requirements for Eligible Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Eligible Professionals; Medicare Cost Reporting Requirements; and Physician Certification and Recertification of Claims; Correction
Federal Register
Oct 3, 2018 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services making corrections to the August 17, 2018 final rule. The changes are effective as of October 1, 2018. Includes considerations for rural providers throughout.
Source: Federal Register
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Oct 3, 2018 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services making corrections to the August 17, 2018 final rule. The changes are effective as of October 1, 2018. Includes considerations for rural providers throughout.
Source: Federal Register
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2019 Eligible Hospital eCQM Flows are Available Now
Sep 25, 2018 - Discusses the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) 2019 electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) flows for eligible hospitals, which have been published to the eCQI Resource Center. This includes a guide to help users understand the flows.
Source: eCQI Resource Center
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Sep 25, 2018 - Discusses the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) 2019 electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) flows for eligible hospitals, which have been published to the eCQI Resource Center. This includes a guide to help users understand the flows.
Source: eCQI Resource Center
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Now Available: CMS Hospital Quality Reporting System is Now Open for Calendar Year 2018 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) Data
Sep 13, 2018 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made the Hospital Quality Reporting system available to receive eCQM data for the calendar year 2018 reporting period. Includes resources to assist eligible hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals with the reporting of data.
Source: eCQI Resource Center
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Sep 13, 2018 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made the Hospital Quality Reporting system available to receive eCQM data for the calendar year 2018 reporting period. Includes resources to assist eligible hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals with the reporting of data.
Source: eCQI Resource Center
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