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Ask Proactive – Our facility has been issued a Denial of Payment for new admissions due to survey deficiencies. Should we continue to submit the MDS for current and newly admitted residents?

Q: Our facility has been issued a Denial of Payment for new admissions due to survey deficiencies. Should we continue to submit the MDS for current and newly admitted residents?   A: A Denial of Payment for new admissions (DPNA) is a CMS enforcement remedy that...

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Ask Proactive – A resident was admitted with a diagnosis of acute on chronic respiratory failure requiring a new tracheostomy. The trach was placed during the hospital stay and the resident continues to require suctioning, respiratory monitoring, and oxygen therapy here in the SNF. Would we use the respiratory failure or presence of tracheostomy as the primary diagnosis?

Q: A resident was admitted with a diagnosis of acute on chronic respiratory failure requiring a new tracheostomy. The trach was placed during the hospital stay and the resident continues to require suctioning, respiratory monitoring, and oxygen therapy here in the...

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Ask Proactive – Do we need to obtain prior authorization for every managed care resident who requires skilled services, even if they clearly meet criteria?

Q: Do we need to obtain prior authorization for every managed care resident who requires skilled services, even if they clearly meet criteria?   A: Unfortunately, yes — at least for now. Most managed care plans (including Medicare Advantage) still require prior...

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