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Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act (H. R. 3298): Read the PAC Coalition’s letter:<br />
https://netforum.avectra.com/Public/DocumentGenerate.aspx?wbn_key= cb48e410-9f55-4d66-8069-<br />
eb8c3277ef4f.pdf. NASL also sent the Committee a comment letter on September 20, which further refines<br />
the PAC coalition' s recommended changes . Read NASL’s letter:<br />
https://netforum.avectra.com/Public/DocumentGenerate.aspx?wbn_key= 865c3c07-a863-4e03-a086-<br />
b6dd13f0effc.pdf<br />
CY 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: NASL’s summary and analysis document is<br />
available here: http://nasl.mymemberfuse.com/resources2/view/profile/id/69338 NASL’s comments are<br />
available here: http://nasl.mymemberfuse.com/resources2/view/profile/id/70141<br />
SNF PPS Final Rule: CMS’ Fact Sheet is available here:<br />
https://www.cms.gov/Newsroom/MediaReleaseDatabase/Fact-sheets/2016-Fact-sheets-items/2016-07-<br />
29.html?DLPage= 1&DLEntries= 10&DLSort= 0&DLSortDir= descending; the August 5, Federal Register<br />
Notice, https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-08-05/pdf/2016-18113.pdf<br />
SNF Quality Reporting <strong>Program</strong> Fact Sheet: CMS released a new Fact Sheet<br />
[https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-<br />
Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/Downloads/SNF-QRP-Requirements-for-FY18-Reporting-Year-Fact-<br />
Sheet_updated.pdfSheet] on the SNF Quality Reporting <strong>Program</strong> for the FY2018 reporting year,<br />
highlighting that data collection begins October 1, 2016 and runs through December 31, 2016 for this first<br />
reporting year. Providers have until May 15, 2017 to correct and/or submit their quality data. CMS’ July<br />
12, 2016 Quality Reporting <strong>Program</strong> Call Slides - https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-<br />
Education/Outreach/NPC/Downloads/2016-07-12-SNF-QRP-Presentation.pdf<br />
Cardiac Bundled Payment Models Proposed Rule: Only July 25, CMS proposed a new bundled payment<br />
model for cardiac care and an extension of the existing bundled payment model for hip replacement to other<br />
hip surgeries. NASL submitted comments to CMS, which focused on the significant section on health IT and<br />
detailed barriers to and opportunities for increased LTPAC health IT adoption/use. Read NASL’s comments<br />
here. For more information about the Cardiac Bundled Payment Models:<br />
https://innovation.cms.gov/initatives/epm/<br />
Webinars and Slides<br />
July 20, 2016 NASL’s and AANAC’s webinar, “Countdown to MDS Section GG –<br />
Collaboration Between Nursing and Therapy, resources:<br />
http://nasl.mymemberfuse.com/groups/profile/resources/groupid/8968<br />
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Replay of July 20, 2016 NASL/AANAC Countdown to Section GG webinar:<br />
http://nasl.mymemberfuse.com/resources2/view/profile/id/68706<br />
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NASL 27 th Annual Meeting
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