December, 2021 | Linden Healthcare Consulting

Tracking the Legal Challenges and Changing Deadlines for the COVID Vaccine Mandates

In early November, two sweeping COVID vaccine mandates were added to the existing government contractor vaccine mandate. For a summary of these rules and who was initially covered under each, reference the earlier article here. In the months since, there have been multiple legal challenges and rulings that have affected all three mandates. We'll continue to update the list of changes below as the court cases progress. 1. Government Contractor Mandate: 11/30/2021: the government contractor mandate was paused in three states: KY, OH, and TN. [Source] 12/7/2021: the government contractor mandate was paused nationwide. [Source] 2. CMS Mandate: 11/29/2021: the [...]

2022 MIPS Improvement Activity Changes

The list of 2022 Improvement Activities has not been posted to the QPP Resource Library yet, but for those wanting to plan ahead and complete their Improvement Activity or Activities in the first 90 days of 2022, below are the changes to 2022 MIPS Improvement Activities from the Final Rule. Until the 2022 list is posted, reference the 2021 descriptions and required documentation in the data validation criteria available for download here, and compare it to the 2022 changes from the final rule below. For new and revised activities, click the link in the activity name to see the description [...]