by Beth Reigart | Aug 29, 2019 | Clinical, Compliance, PDPM
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. Howard Phillips Lovecraft As we approach the implementation of the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) on October 1, 2019, most of us are...
by Gina Tomcsik | Aug 5, 2019 | Compliance, Featured
There are situations when a Skilled Nursing provider may complete an assessment after the 5-day assessment. This assessment is an unscheduled assessment and when deemed appropriate by the provider, may be completed to capture changes in the resident’s status and...
by Lisa Chadwick | Jul 2, 2019 | Clinical, Compliance, Regulatory
Protecting patients’ health information is a top concern for all healthcare organizations. One requirement is to have written policies and procedures for the release of medical records that comply with both state and federal laws. In cases where the organization is...
by Lisa Chadwick | May 31, 2019 | Clinical, Compliance, Culture
I recently listened to a podcast discussing the importance of the patient experience. It was an enlightening discussion about collaboration across the healthcare continuum focusing on how to improve the health of our citizens. The United States healthcare delivery...
by Melissa Ward | May 3, 2019 | Clinical, Compliance, Events, PDPM
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) publicly posted the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) Proposed Rule. The rule updates Medicare Part A per-diem payment rates as well as proposing other key policy...
by Beth Reigart | Mar 26, 2019 | Clinical, Compliance, Regulatory
The Skilled Nursing Facilities Readmission Measure (SNFRM) is the quality measure used to evaluate skilled nursing facility performance in the CMS Value-Based Purchasing program (VBP). A facility’s performance is linked to value-based financial incentives and...
