by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jan 28, 2020 | 5-Star, Blog, Compliance, Education, Regulatory, Survey
As we begin a new year, there is benefit in evaluating lessons learned in 2019 to establish improvement goals for 2020. As you know, both annual surveys and complaint surveys can have a significant impact on the overall 5-Star Rating. To help guide action planning,... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog, Education, Regulatory, RoP, Survey
Nursing facilities are required to complete a comprehensive Facility Assessment as part of the Requirements of Participation (RoP.) The assessment must be presented to surveyors during each annual survey within four hours of entrance. Surveyors will review the... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jan 22, 2020 | Abuse, Blog, Compliance, Education
An allegation of abuse has been made in your facility—how do you respond? Providers should be well trained and prepared for this possibility, beginning with a clear understanding of the definition of abuse and the related regulations. Per regulatory guidance of F600,... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jan 14, 2020 | Blog, Medicare, PDPM, SNF
With focus primarily on successful implementation of the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) in recent months, now is a good time to revisit the importance of a solid process for the Medicare Meeting, or Utilization Review Meeting. Under PDPM, some providers have... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jan 14, 2020 | Blog, Compliance, Therapy
Hindsight is 20/20… this is something that comes to mind when taking a deep dive into the new and unforeseen National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) procedure to procedure (PTP) edits that were effective January 1, 2020. Without any warning, Capitol Bridge, LLC,... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jan 6, 2020 | Blog, ICD.10, MDS, PDPM, Q&A
PDPM coding questions? Proactive has answers. Click here to see all these PDPM Coding Questions blogs. Q: Is a pacemaker placement considered a major enough surgery to use the “aftercare following surgery on the circulatory system” code? A: It would generally be...