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Protect your SNF against lawsuits
The COVID-19 pandemic brought a new wave of litigation risks, along with infection control and occupational safety-based surveys to providers. This webinar will review actual COVID-litigation cases against long-term care providers to learn about the claims and use them to and minimize your risk of litigation. Register Here | | |
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| Skilled Nursing Facility | As the federal vaccination program wraps up, SNFs must procure their own vaccines | | When COVID-19 vaccines first became available, the federal government set up a Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care program, which provided three on-site clinics at facilities nationwide in an attempt to vaccinate as many residents and staff members as possible. As the third vaccination clinics wrap up in most states, SNFs will need to acquire vaccines … |
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| Home Health | OIG releases message on telehealth reviews | | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Principal Deputy Inspector General Christi A. Grimm recently released a message regarding telehealth. “Where telehealth and other remote access technologies were once a matter of convenience, the public health emergency made them a matter of safety for many beneficiaries,” says Grimm. A year later, there is strong … |
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| Private Duty | OSHA Guidance Touches on More Than Masks, Distancing | | Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued guidance titled “Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace.” The new guidance, which is advisory, addresses not only some of the more commonplace safety practices but also other employment policies and practices not as readily associated with workplace safety.As … |
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| Home Health | Carefully log admission source as CMS focuses on hospital errors | | CMS recently released an MLN article targeting hospitals and billing for patient care that involves a home health admission. When patients are transferred, a hospital is typically paid at per diem rate. An OIG report last year found improper payments tied to hospital claims that should have been subject to the transfer policy because the … |
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| PPS Alert for Long-Term Care
Acing your next audit
Additional Development Requests (ADR) are often referred to as additional documentation requests, because that’s really what they are, explains Maureen McCarthy, RN, BS, RAC-MT, QCP-MT, DNS-MT, RAC-MTA, president of Celtic Consulting, LLC. These requests begin at the claim submission level for Medicare fee-for-service requests. | | |
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