On September 12, 2016, AAPM&R submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Development and Maintenance of Post-Acute Care Cross-Setting Standardized Assessment Data. Standardizing patient assessment data among Post‐Acute Care settings is important work that greatly impacts many AAPM&R members. Your Academy submitted a number of general comments, as well as comments on specific data elements. In addition to the comment letter, your Academy attached the Recommendations on Post‐Acute Care Data Standardization and Quality Measurement, which was approved by the Board in June 2016.
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