by Proactive LTC Consulting | Apr 1, 2020 | CMS, Coding, COVID-19, ICD.10, MDS, PDPM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the final guidelines for the new diagnosis code U07.1, COVID-19, effective April 1 to September 30, 2020. As a result, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also updated the ICD-10-CM to... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Mar 31, 2020 | CMS, COVID-19, Education, PDPM, Regulatory
This week CMS announced blanket Coronavirus waivers and flexibilities impacting multiple provider types including nursing facilities and a 221-page Interim Final Rule adjusting a wide range of Medicare and Medicaid regulations to give providers additional flexibility... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Mar 25, 2020 | CMS, COVID-19, Infection Prevention, IPA, PDPM, Regulatory
COVID-19 can be a recordable illness if a worker is infected as a result of performing their work-related duties. However, employers are only responsible for recording cases of COVID-19 if all of the following are met: The case is a confirmed case of COVID-19 (see CDC... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Mar 25, 2020 | CMS, COVID-19, Education, Regulatory
As of a March 23 report by CMS, at least 147 nursing homes across 27 states have at least one resident with COVID-19. As we work to protect our residents and staff in response to the risk of COVID-19 infection, providers are encouraged to consider these action items... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Mar 20, 2020 | CMS, COVID-19, IPA, PDPM
The Interim Payment Assessment (IPA) is an optional assessment that may be completed to capture changes in a resident’s status and condition and to report a change in a patient’s PDPM classification. Providers determine when to complete an IPA, which may be any time... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Feb 13, 2020 | Blog, CMS, Coding, Education, Reimbursement
The therapy industry recently received some good news in terms of hard edits that were previously applied effective January 1, 2020 without warning. Our blog posted on 1/16/2020 shared that therapeutic activities (97530) and group therapy (97150) could no longer be...