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CMS to remove MCD advanced search function
The advanced search function of the Medicare coverage database (MCD) application will be removed April 30th, as announced in a release from CMS. All of the features related to the advanced search were incorporated into the new search function, released in September 2020. CMS recommends switching to the new advanced search now and reminds that …
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Skilled Nursing Facility

COVID-19 cases on the decline in nursing homes
After several months of battling the coronavirus in nursing homes, January 17 marked the fourth consecutive week of a decline in cases, new data from CMS shows. The week ending January 17 showed 17,584 confirmed COVID-19 cases in nursing homes throughout the country, down from 32,000 cases in the week ending December 20. This data …
 
 
 

Featured Event

Home Health NOW - The Virtual Home Health of the Year

Home Health Now is HCPro’s exclusive online summit taking place on February 18, 2021. The half-day event features sessions on topics that matter to home health professionals, like industry updates, COVID-19, vaccines, and more.

 
 
 

Post-Acute Advisor Podcast

COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness
Long-term care expert Reg Hislop discusses the Biden administration’s “National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness.”
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Events Calendar

 

 

February 18, 2021 | Home Health Now: Online Summit