May 27th, 2020|
Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC is voluntarily recalling a total of 13 lots of 30-mg, 60-mg and 90-mg NP Thyroid® (thyroid tablets, USP) to the consumer level. The products are being recalled because our testing has found these lots to be superpotent. The product may have up to 115.0% of the labeled amount of Liothyronine (T3). Risk
November 27th, 2019|
QIP Reminders On Oct. 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that updates payment policies and rates under the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for renal dialysis services furnished to beneficiaries on or after January 1, 2020. This rule also updates the acute kidney injury (AKI)
September 17th, 2019|
Continue your focus on Shared Decision Making by encouraging your patients to be a part of their healthcare team. Patient engagement in the Plan of Care is one way to encourage patients to take part in Shared Decision Making. The Network has developed the “Do You Have Questions About Your Dialysis?” flyer to help patients
September 17th, 2019|
On July 29, 2019 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the public display of the proposed rule for the CY 2020 ESRD Prospective Payment System (PPS), available online at the Federal Register. The CY 2020 ESRD PPS proposed rule includes proposed requirements for the ESRD Quality Incentive Program (ESRD QIP) beginning with Payment
September 17th, 2019|
To meet the CMS ESRD QIP NHSN reporting requirements for Payment Year 2021, outpatient hemodialysis clinics must submit their second quarter 2019 Dialysis Event data collected from April 1st, 2019 through June 30th, 2019, by Monday, September 30, 2019. New or revised second quarter data entered into NHSN after September 30th will not be sent to
September 17th, 2019|
Have you been struggling to find a way to include the Patient Voice in your QAPI meetings? The Network encourages you to invite patients to your monthly quality meetings. In order to get patients involved, you must educate them about the purpose of the meeting. We’ve created this QAPI Patient Invitation to do just that!
September 16th, 2019|
Medicare Entitlement and 30 Month Coordination Period Begins Medicare starts on first day of fourth month of Hemodialysis Medicare goes back to 1st day of month that Peritoneal Dialysis began Medicare goes back to 1st day of month that kidney transplant is received Medicare pays after your insurance does, it pays deductibles and copays Medicare