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,... by PMR Team | Jul 1, 2019 | Medicare, PDPM, Reimbursement, SNF, Therapy
Greater flexibility is good news for SNFs Beginning 10/1, up to 25% of therapy may be provided as group and/or concurrent treatment per discipline. Greater flexibility in how care and services may be delivered to Medicare patients is good news for SNFs, but keep in... by PMR Team | Jun 12, 2019 | Compliance, Consulting, SNF
Effective systems critical for a robust Compliance Program A compliance program is made up of the written policies, procedures and day to day operational actions that focus on preventing and detecting violations of law and regulations and on promoting care quality....