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The CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule: What Healthcare Organizations Need to Know

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Emergency Preparedness Rule to provide a national framework for healthcare organizations to improve their readiness for emergencies. This regulation established consistent emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers of all types.

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2023 Healthcare Trends: Are You Ready?

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With the growth of health services at home, a 2021 report from the U.S. Department and Human Services found that Medicare visits conducted through telehealth in 2020 increased 63-fold, from about 840,000 in 2019 to 52.7 The report also found trends in the kinds of services Medicare beneficiaries receive via telehealth.