by PMR Team | Mar 14, 2019 | 5-Star, Compliance, Education, Infection Prevention, QAPI
Specialized Infection Prevention and Control Training for Nursing Home Staff On March 11, 2019, CMS announced that the Specialized Infection Prevention and Control Training for Nursing Home Staff in the Long-Term Care Setting is Now Available and can be accessed on... by PMR Team | Jan 24, 2019 | Education, Therapy, Webinars
Rehab Medical Review & Auditing: Fundamentals of Success This four part webinar series reviews recent trends of rehabilitation service medical review, common denial trends and proactive measures to reduce risk and improve outcomes during active medical review.... by PMR Team | Jan 17, 2019 | Consulting, Education, MDS, Medicare, PDPM, Reimbursement, SNF, Webinars
This blog has been updated. Please visit the shop to download this recording. This 1.25 hour webinar focuses on effective systems for gathering data and documenting function to support coding decisions for the MDS 3.0 Section GG. The webinar includes a review of... by PMR Team | Nov 16, 2018 | Consulting, Education, Medicare, Reimbursement, Therapy
On November 1, CMS finalized proposals that impact payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on or after January 1, 2019. CMS estimates that the conversation factor for CY2019 PFS... by PMR Team | Apr 26, 2018 | Compliance, Education, Nursing, Quality
Meeting RoP Staff Competency Requirements The regulation at F-tag 726 states that nursing facilities must have sufficient nursing staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to provide nursing and related services to assure resident safety and attain or... by PMR Team | Apr 4, 2018 | 5-Star, Compliance, Consulting, Education, MDS, SNF
In April 2018, CMS began using the PBJ data to calculate staffing measures which will be posted on Nursing Home Compare and used in the Five Star Quality System. Staffing measures and staffing star ratings were calculated based on the data for the 2017 Calendar...