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Patient assessment data elements collected across PAC settings must be standardized, according to requirements mandated by the IMPACT Act. CMS has contracted with the RAND Corporation to develop and implement standardized patient assessment data elements mandated by the IMPACT Act. This effort is taking place over a three-year period from October 2015 through September 2018. […]
During a status update call regarding the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act) on Thursday, February 23, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that a Skilled Nursing Facility Compare website is on schedule to launch in October of 2018. Data published on the website will include information collected […]
On December 8, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a special open door forum during which the agency explained the goals and timelines of the RAND contract, a project piloted as part of the IMPACT Act to create standardized patient assessment data that will serve as a common language across post-acute care […]