On April 22nd, 2013, a significant upgrade to the NTOCC Compendium was launched. The Compendium has always been a powerful page for any interested party to browse and search for helpful tools, articles, and web links. Over the years, the compendium library has grown to over 400 sourced items and the previous search capabilities were inadequate to the needs of this larger set.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released a Funding Opportunity Announcement for round two of the Health Care Innovation Awards. Under this announcement, up to $1 billion dollars will be awarded to applicants from across the country who propose new payment and service delivery models that will deliver better care and lower costs for Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees. Funded by the Affordable Care Act and administered by the CMS Innovation Center, the second round of the Health Care Innovation Awards will support public and private organizations in four defined areas that have a high likelihood of driving health care system transformation and delivering better outcomes for Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP beneficiaries.

Today, the Senate confirmed President Obama’s nominee, Marilyn Tavenner, to oversee the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) by a vote of 91 to 7.

Registration open for the Nashville, TN event, designed to highlight challenges and solutions focused on patient care transitions.