| Recently Released FAQs: Measures for Medicaid Managed Long Term Services and Supports Plans CMS recently published technical specifications for eight quality measures states can use when using a managed long-term services and supports program. Since the release of the measure specifications, CMS has received several questions from states, plans and providers about how to most appropriately implement these measures. This document responds to those frequently asked questions. For more information, visit: https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/managed-care/ltss/index.html. Upcoming Webinars Register Now: National Dissemination Webinar Medication Assisted Treatment: Identifying the Need for Youth and Young Adult Specific Strategies The CMS Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program's (IAP) Reducing Substance Use Disorder (SUD) program area is hosting a national learning webinar on Monday, March 4, 2019 from 3:30PM-5:00PM EST about strategies to prevent and treat substance use, including opioid use, for youth and young adults. This webinar will shed light on the growing, national need for unique strategies and on two innovative approaches. Participants will learn about (1) the Massachusetts Substance Use Authority's efforts to increase adolescent MAT through various workforce initiatives focused on pediatricians and family practitioners; and (2) a technical support approach to help prescribers in the outpatient management of SUD in adolescents, including use of screening, drug urine screens, and MAT, from the perspective of a national researcher and practitioner also based in Massachusetts. To register for this webinar, click on this link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=ea15b022-b640b931-ea15811d-0cc47adb5650-3878a1447470d28e&u=https://cc.readytalk.com/r/vyrgc1m24372&eom Interoperability and Patient Access Proposed Rule Listening Session Tuesday, March 5 from 2 to 3:30 pm ET Register for Medicare Learning Network events. On February 11, CMS released the Interoperability and Patient Access proposed rule outlining opportunities to make patient data more useful and transferable through open, secure, standardized, and machine-readable formats, while reducing restrictive burdens on health care providers. In addition, CMS released two Requests for Information (RFIs) to obtain feedback on: - Interoperability and health information technology adoption in post-acute care settings
- Role of patient matching in interoperability and improved patient care
CMS Administrator Seema Verma opens this listening session, followed by an overview by CMS experts. Learn about the provisions that impact you and get answers to your clarifying questions to help formulate comments for formal submission. Topics: - Patient access through application programming interfaces
- Health information exchange and care coordination across payers
- Public reporting and prevention of information blocking
- Provider digital contact information
- Revisions to the conditions of participation for hospitals and critical access hospitals
- RFIs
We encourage you to review the proposed rule prior to the listening session. Note: Feedback received during this listening session will not be considered formal comments on the rule. See the proposed rule for information on submitting these comments by the deadline. | 
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