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Friday, September 4, 2020

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Home Health Now - Virtual Conference

Home Health Now is HCPro’s exclusive online summit taking place on October 6, 2020. The half-day event features sessions on topics that matter to home health professionals, like finance exit strategies, HIPAA and information security, reducing your audit risk, and more.

Home Health

CMS releases additional FAQs on COVID-19 relief payments

CMS released additional Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Medicare providers regarding the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Provider Relief fund and Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program payments. These are also commonly referred to as “coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) relief payments.” These FAQs cover how to report provider relief fund payments, uninsured charges …

Skilled Nursing Facility

SNFs suspected of underreporting quality metrics

Self-reported quality metrics from SNFs don’t align with hospital diagnoses for some quality measures, a new report shows. Most noticeably, pressure ulcers were vastly underreported by more than half of SNFs, according to the report from Integra Med Analytics. “The median ratio of the self-reported and hospital-based pressure ulcer rates was 0.48, indicating that over …

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Provider Enrollment Virtual Summit

Connect with industry experts and provider enrollment specialists around the country at the Provider Enrollment Virtual Summit!

Post-Acute Advisor Podcast

SNF FY2021 Final Payment Rule with Reta Underwood

Long-term care Reta Underwood gives us the highlights on the finalized SNF FY2021 payment rule from CMS. Subscribe on SoundCloud, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts. Post-Acute Advisor · SNF FY2021 Final Payment Rule with Reta Underwood

Skilled Nursing Facility

HHS expands coverage for point-of-care COVID-19 testing at SNFs

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced August 31 the expanded use of rapid point-of-care antigen tests at SNFs under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act). Previously, some states banned the use of rapid point-of-care antigen tests at SNFs, but the new guidance from HHS overrules state bans. “This PREP …

PPS Alert for Long-Term Care

Keeping up to date with regulations and documentation

As it has for so many aspects of our lives, the COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed the way many skilled nursing facilities (SNF) function. Policies and procedures are constantly evolving, so SNFs need to ensure that they are taking appropriate actions and documenting all that is required. As the pandemic continues to evolve, the documentation requirements evolve as well.