Hospice Compare joins other CMS websites designed to promote data transparency and quality care.

—Via CMS, WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 21, 2017)—Last week, as part of a continuing commitment to greater data transparency, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled the Hospice Compare website. The site displays information in a ready-to­-use format and provides a snapshot of the quality of care each hospice facility offers to its patients.

Study looks into telemedicine at skilled nursing facilities in order to prevent hospital readmissions.

NEW YORK (August 17, 2017)—TripleCare, a national provider of telemedicine-based health care services to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), announced today that the company has been selected to participate in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) study evaluating the cost effectiveness of telemedicine utilization in SNFs.