by PMR Team | Oct 1, 2019 | MDS, Medicare, PDPM, Reimbursement, SNF
IPA is an optional SNF PPS stand-alone MDS item set under PDPM The Interim Payment Assessment (IPA) is an optional SNF PPS stand-alone MDS item set under PDPM. The IPA can be completed when providers determine that the resident has experienced changes to his or her... by PMR Team | Aug 29, 2019 | Compliance, PDPM, Regulatory, RoP, SNF
How will you meet Trauma Informed Care standards required under the Phase 3 Requirements of Participation (ROP)? Trauma-informed care is an organizational structure and treatment framework that involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of all... by PMR Team | Aug 21, 2019 | Hospitals, Medicare, PDPM, Physicians, Reimbursement, SNF
Factors Impacting Reimbursement Become More Complex Under PDPM, the factors impacting reimbursement become more complex. Supportive documentation should reflect this complexity through descriptions of the relevant care and services impacting each of the five payment... by PMR Team | Aug 14, 2019 | Compliance, RoP, SNF, Training
Nursing facilities will be required to designate one or more individual(s) as the Infection Preventionist(s) The Phase 3 SNF §483.80(b) Infection Preventionist requirements must be in place by November 28, 2019. As part of the new requirements, nursing facilities will... by PMR Team | Jul 30, 2019 | 5-Star, Compliance, Consulting, SNF
Poor survey outcomes have serious and long-lasting negative effects Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) are highly regulated and are in the midst of many changes impacting survey success. Ensuring facility compliance prior to the annual recertification survey or... by PMR Team | Jul 15, 2019 | Regulatory, SNF
As part of the CMS Patients Over Paperwork Initiative, CMS is requesting comments on how to reduce administrative burden for providers. The purpose is to “increase quality of care, lower costs, improve program integrity, and make the health care system more effective,...