Spybot Anti-Beacon is a standalone tool which was designed to block and stop the various tracking (telemetry) issues present in Windows 10. It has since been modified to block similar tracking functionality in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 operating systems.

Anti-Beacon is small, simple to use, and is provided free of charge. It was created to address the privacy concerns of users of Windows 10 who do not wish to have information about their PC usage sent to Microsoft. Simply clicking “Immunize” on the main screen of Anti-Beacon will immediately disable any known tracking features included by Microsoft in the operating system.

//www.safer-networking.org/spybot-anti-beacon/

Skilled Nursing Facility: Proposed FY 2019 Payment and Policy Changes

CMS issued a proposed rule outlining proposed FY 2019 Medicare payment updates and proposed quality program changes for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs).

Proposed Rule Details:

• Advancing My HealthEData: Request for Information from stakeholders
• Modernizing the SNF Prospective Payment System (PPS) Case-mix Classification System
• SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP)
• SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program (VBP)
• Payment rate changes under SNF PPS

Use the following resources for more information:

• Proposed Rule: CMS will accept comments until June 26
• Press Release
• SNF PPS website
• SNF QRP website
• IMPACT Act of 2014 Data Standardization & Cross Setting Measures webpage
• SNF VBP Program website