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Post-Acute Advisor

Did you know that CMS released the Five-Star Manual?


The Five-Star Quality Rating System Technical Users’ Guide, provided by CMS in April, provides in-depth descriptions of the ratings and the methods used to calculate them.

 

Updated hospice quality measure reports are now available


Hospice-level and hospice patient stay-level quality measure reports are once again available, according to a post this month on CMS’ hospice quality reporting webpage.

 

Home health: Surgical wound infection codes set to expand dramatically in FY2019


Home health coders could have 435 ICD-10-CM code changes to deal with starting Oct. 1, with 247 new codes, 139 revised codes and 49 codes rendered invalid, according to the proposed hospital inpatient prospective payment system rule (IPPS) rule released April 24.

 

What do you do with your SNF’s quality measures and data?


CMS this month announced it has posted the latest Home Health Agency Public Use File (PUF), with data from 2015.

 

Submission deadline for quality reporting program approaches


The submission deadline for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Programs is approaching.

 


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

 

MedPAC advises CMS to establish payment equity between postacute care settings


When will the Medicare trust funds run out? That depends on who you talk to. According to CMS, in 2016, Medicare spending was $672.1 billion or nearly 4% of the gross domestic product. This amount represented an increase of nearly 4% over Medicare spending in 2015.

 

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Monthly In-Service: April issue of CNA Training Advisor

 

Pressure Injuries and Skin Tears


Click here to receive a new lesson plan every month, including course materials, a 4-page in-service, and a quiz targeted to address the unique needs, interests, and concerns of CNAs.

 


Education and Training Tools

 

Identify systematic issues in your SNF

 

Avoid care coordination citations at your home health agency

 

Resources for the revenue cycle team

 

Have you thought of your next senior living activity?
 

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