by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jun 17, 2021 | 5-Star, Blog, Falls, Nursing, Quality Measure
While often preventable, falls continue to be the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries in older adults. Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year, a typical nursing home with 100 beds reports 100 to 200 falls, with even more falls... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jun 15, 2021 | Audits, Blog, Compliance, Medical Review, Regulatory, Reimbursement
The MACs officially resumed post-payment medical review of items and services with dates of service prior to March 2020, but may now officially begin conducting post-payment medical reviews for later dates of service. The Targeted Probe and Educate program will... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jun 9, 2021 | Blog, Medicare, Regulatory, Reimbursement, Restorative, Therapy
Skilled maintenance therapy has long been a service offering available for use in long-term care, yet this programming continues to be the source of confusion for many providers. ”Maintenance Therapy”, is often requested by patients and their representatives/families... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jun 1, 2021 | Blog, COVID-19, MDS, Quality Measure
To manage COVID-19 transmission among residents, nursing facilities had to enforce social distancing between residents, their family and friends, and in certain circumstances, even residents and caregivers. The extended quarantine caused social isolation with adverse... by Proactive LTC Consulting | May 24, 2021 | 5-Star, Blog, QAPI, Quality Measure, Regulatory
QAPI programs help to solidify strong processes for identifying and prioritizing problems and opportunities, and sustaining progress on quality objectives long term. QAPI work plans target organizational process, functions, and services provided to residents based... by Proactive LTC Consulting | May 19, 2021 | Blog, Legal
Receiving a subpoena requesting medical records or to give deposition or trial testimony, is the last thing on any health care professionals wish list. Carefully assembling medical records or preparing for testimony however, is extremely important. As with most...