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CMS removes functional reporting requirements and changes therapy provisions

CMS has released an update on therapy caps and functional reporting.

CMS announces in-person training on OASIS-D, using CASPER as part of QAPI

CMS will host a two-day, in-person training in Baltimore to help home health providers better understand changes between OASIS-C2 and OASIS-D among other topics, the Medicare agency has announced.

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The Billers’ Association for Long-Term Care (BALTC) is a membership community created specifically for professionals involved in the long-term care revenue cycle. This national association provides members with a resource of continuously updated tools, reimbursement and regulatory guidance, and education to help prevent revenue loss and documentation and billing errors so providers can withstand audits at any point in time.

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2018-2019 Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Report released

The Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Report 2018-2019 has been released. The lengthy report delves into salary by region, type of facility, and position at facility, among many other metrics. Interestingly, one finding is that overall, those who hold the position of assisted living administrator saw a slight dip in salary, of 0.07%, with an average of $89,913 annual salary in 2018.Director of Nurses saw an increase of 2.07%, averaging $81,477 in 2018.

Revenue integrity enthusiasts: Do you have what it takes to present at RIS?

The National Association for Healthcare Revenue Integrity (NAHRI) is currently seeking speakers to present at the 2019 Revenue Integrity Symposium (RIS), to be held October 15–16, 2019, at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida. RIS attendees will be eligible to earn CHRI CEUs and speakers will be eligible to earn additional CHRI CUEs. Speakers are welcome to present on all aspects of revenue integrity, Medicare compliance, and the revenue cycle in acute and long-term care settings. Click here to learn more.

CMS does not extend moratoria on new home health agencies in 6 metro areas

CMS did not extend its moratoria on new home health agencies and new branches of existing home health agencies.The moratoria — which covered the metropolitan areas of Miami-Dade, Fort Lauderdale, Detroit, Dallas, Houston and Chicago — had been extended for several six-month periods because the risk of fraud and abuse persists in those areas.

New in the February issue of PPS Alert for Long-Term Care...

Checks and balances: The RAC's role in identifying over- and under-payments

The Recovery Audit Program’s mission is to identify and correct Medicare improper pay-ments through the efficient detection and collection of overpayments made on claims of healthcare services provided to Medicare ben-eficiaries and the identification of underpay-ments to providers; by doing so, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) can implement actions that will prevent future improper payments in all 50 states.

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Monthly In-Service: February issue of CNA Training Advisor

Nurse/CNA collaboration

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Education and Training Tools

PDPM and Therapy Contracts: How to Adjust and Negotiate

Withstand Surveys by Mastering Your Understanding of Newly Released Interpretive Guidelines

Weather Any Disaster: Tighten Up Your Agency's Emergency Preparedness

Avoiding F686: Preventing, Treating, and Assessing Pressure Injuries Through Documentation

Home Health Administrator's Summit, May 15-17, 2019 - Las Vegas

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