by Proactive LTC Consulting | Sep 10, 2025 | Home Health
The Benefits of Outsourcing ICD-10 Coding for Home Health Agencies Home health agencies face increasing pressure to maintain compliance, optimize reimbursement, and ensure high-quality patient care. One of the most critical areas impacting all three is ICD-10... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Sep 10, 2025 | Compliance, Consulting, F-Tag, Infection Prevention, Regulatory, Survey
Q: When does the state survey agency or CMS usually apply the remedy of a Directed Plan of Correction? A: A Directed Plan of Correction (DPoC) is a remedy that provides for directed action(s) from either the State or CMS Regional Office (RO) that the facility... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Sep 10, 2025 | 5-Star, Compliance, Falls, MDS, QAPI, Quality Measure, VBP
BIG Changes to the Falls with Major Injury QM: What Changed and Why it Matters In the ever changing environment of quality reporting in healthcare, few metrics carry more weight than the Falls with Major Injury (FMI) measure. The Falls with Major Injury (FMI)... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Sep 3, 2025 | Compliance, Documentation, Nursing, Quality, Regulatory
Best Practices for Establishing and Honoring Code Status When a new resident arrives at your nursing facility, one of the most critical steps in the admission process is confirming and documenting their code status – the instructions for how medical... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Sep 3, 2025 | Nursing, Pain, Pressure Ulcers, Quality, Wound
Q: I struggle with identifying Moisture Associated Skin Damage (MASD) from some pressure injuries. How can MASD and pressure injury be differentiated? A: Differentiating between Moisture Associated Skin Damage (MASD) and pressure injuries can be challenging,...