• CMS Updates the Nursing Home Requirements of Participation: What Pharmacists and Facilities Need to Know

    Online via WebEx

    In reaction to concerns for the most vulnerable, the White House expressed increased urgency to improve care provided to the nation’s nursing home residents. In response, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the Requirements of Participation (RoP) for facilities that participate in the Medicare program. Areas addressed include infection control, psychotropic […]

  • CMS Updates the Nursing Home Requirements of Participation: What Pharmacists and Facilities Need to Know

    Online via WebEx

    Live replay of September 21 webinar, including Q & A with presenters. In reaction to concerns for the most vulnerable, the White House expressed increased urgency to improve care provided to the nation’s nursing home residents. In response, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the Requirements of Participation (RoP) for facilities […]

  • CMS Long-Term Services and Supports Open Door Forum

    Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 Start Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET); Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. This call will be Conference […]

  • National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call

    Online via Zoom

    Please join the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control for a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call. They will be joined by Thomas Tsai, MD, […]

  • Influenza Vaccination to Help Protect All Adults

    Join the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) for a webinar on the importance of annual vaccination to help prevent influenza (flu) and serious related complications in older adults and […]

  • Antibiotic Stewardship: Quick Wins for Improving Duration of Therapy

    Online via WebEx

      Antibiotic Stewardship (AS) remains a national priority aimed at optimizing antibiotic use to effectively treat infections, protect patients from harms caused by unnecessary use and combat antibiotic resistance. This […]

  • HHS Announces Listening Session on Protecting the Safety of Patients and Healthcare Workers

        Join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including leaders from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Food and Drug Administration, on November 14 as they recommit to the advancement of patient and healthcare […]

  • National Rural Health Day Webinar: CMS Framework for Advancing Health Care in Rural, Tribal, and Geographically Isolated Communities

    Online via Zoom

    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) is hosting a webinar in recognition of National Rural Health Day on Tuesday, November 15 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET. Join us to learn about CMS OMH’s Framework for Advancing Health Care in Rural, Tribal, and Geographically Isolated Communities, which outlines […]

  • CMS Rural Health Open Door Forum

    Please dial in at least 15 minutes prior to call start time. This call will be Conference Call Only. To participate by phone: Dial: 1-888-455-1397 & Reference Conference Passcode: 5109694 Persons participating by phone are not required to RSVP. TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired.  For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880. A […]