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How will ADL scoring change under RCS-1?

 

The proposed replacement of RUG-IV with RCS-1 is scheduled for implementation in October 2018, and HCPro is dedicated to helping providers navigate this shift every step of the way!

 

 

Survey preparation experts will share their top tips on Wednesday, March 7

 

It’s important that providers understand how the new survey process differs from prior survey cycles and what to expect from surveyors before they arrive at the facility.

 

 

CMS provides Home Health CAHPS survey protocol update

 

If Home Health CAHPS survey vendors want to display an agency’s name and/or logo on mailing envelopes, the vendors need to obtain the agency’s permission, according to CMS.

 

 

Hospice provider preview reports now available

 

Hospice provider preview reports and Hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Survey ® provider preview reports are now available.

 

 

Ethical principles for long-term care billers

 

The following ethical principles are based on the core values of The Billers’ Association for Long-Term Care. They apply to all members.

 

 

Tune into CMS’ next SNF/LTC open door forum March 8

 

The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for: Thursday, March 8, 2018, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET).

 

 

CMS announces disaster exceptions/exemptions for providers affected by California wildfires

 

CMS is granting exceptions under certain Medicare quality reporting and value-based purchasing programs to skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, and hospices.

 

 

 

 

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

 

The forgotten aspect of emergency preparedness: Recovery

 

In 2017, Florida was hit by Hurricane Irma. Many facilities evacuated their residents, per the message delivered from the governor down through the first responders. One nursing home, though, made the decision to shelter in place. As a result of damages from the hurricane, the facility lost electricity. Three days after the hurricane, eight residents (the youngest just 70 years old) died of heat-related conditions caused by high post-hurricane temperatures and lack of air conditioning.

 

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Monthly In-Service: March issue of CNA Training Advisor

Dementia care: Nonpharmacological approaches to behavior management

 

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.

 

 

Simplified Compliance: Education and Training Tools

 

Budget Act of 2018: Leverage new opportunities for F2F, payment reform, and more

 

Understanding phase 2 requirements for survey readiness

 

Learn how to analyze your quality measures data to increase performance

 

CMS estimates that this area of compliance will cost home health agencies the most in new CoP

 

QAPI: How to craft a robust, compliant performance improvement project

 

An interdepartmental collaboration you must have in your facility

 
 

Product Spotlight

Long-Term Care Administrator's Boot Camp

 

The Long-Term Care Administrator’s Boot Camp offers skilled nursing facility administrators a review of Medicare regulations and best practices for ensuring the provision of high-quality services, resident satisfaction, quality survey outcomes, and proper payments. Specifically, The Long-Term Care Administrator’s Boot Camp focuses on how Medicare regulations guide clinical and financial operations, and explains the role of the administrator in admissions, documentation, MDS, billing, coding, compliance and ethics, and quality improvement.

 

This includes how to delegate appropriately, build the necessary infrastructure of quality improvement teams, analyze each facility’s resident population needs and risks, and implement effective systems and processes to achieve regulatory compliance. Administrators can expect to learn how to lead and manage facilities to regulatory compliance and to avoid survey issues, claims audits, and improper Medicare payments.

 
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Upcoming CMS Events

 

 

 

Tuesday, March 6, 2:00pm-3:30pm, ET - Home Health Review and Correct Reports Webinar

 

 

Thursday, March 8, 2018, 2:00pm-3:00pm, ET - SNF/LTC Open Door Forum

 

 

Tuesday, March 20, 1:30pm-3:00pm, ET - Person-Centered Care Planning and Practice Recommendations Call: Dementia Care in Nursing Homes

 
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