March 2-6: Medicare advisers meeting is among upcoming healthcare finance events

Significant upcoming events in healthcare finance include a meeting of the lead congressional advisers on Medicare payment.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission will use the meeting to finalize its annual report on Medicare trends and recommendations for changes.

Information on that event is below, along with our complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of March 2.

Monday, March 2

Deadline for hospitals to submit 2019 registration and attestation information for the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program. Learn more.

Deadline for hospitals participating in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting program to submit data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on at least four electronic clinical quality measures from one self-selected quarter of 2019. Learn more.

Tuesday, March 3

Webinar sponsored by the National Rural Health Association titled “How to Remain Financially Viable and Improve the Bottom Line in Your Rural Health Communities.” Learn more.

Conference call sponsored by CMS for nursing homes titled “Dementia Care: CMS Toolkits Call.” Learn more.

Webinar sponsored by CMS for participants in the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program titled “Hospital VBP Program Knowledge Refresher: FY 2022 Overview.” Learn more.

Hearing by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee titled “An Emerging Disease Threat: How the U.S. Is Responding to COVID-19, the Novel Coronavirus.” Learn more.

Webinar sponsored by CMS titled “Hospice Item Set (HIS) Submission Requirements.” Learn more.

The 29th National HIPAA Summit, Arlington, Virginia (through March 5). Learn more.

Hearing by the Health Subcommittee of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee titled “The Silver Tsunami: Is VA Ready?” Learn more.

Wednesday, March 4

Webinar sponsored by HFMA titled “Investing in cybersecurity mitigates organization risk and enhances patient safety.” 

Webinar sponsored by the Medical Group Management Association titled “Outpatient Design: Using Data to Improve Patient Access and Satisfaction.” 

National Academy of Social Insurance meeting titled “Healthcare Coverage and Costs: Assessing Medicare-Based Approaches,” Washington, D.C. (through March 5). Learn more.

Thursday, March 5

Webinar sponsored by HFMA titled “Improving the patient financial experience through intense consumer focus.” 

Deadline for early-bird registration for the HFMA Annual Conference. Learn more.

Conference call sponsored by CMS titled “Part A Providers: Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC) Appeals Demonstration.” Learn more.

Webinar sponsored by CMS titled “Highly Pathogenic Infectious Disease Training and Exercise Resource.” Learn more.

Public meeting of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Washington, D.C. (through March 6). Learn more.