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Post-Acute Advisor

MedPAC makes recommendation that RCS-1 replace PPS in FY19

 

In their November meeting, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) discussed a way to increase the equity of payments within each post-acute care (PAC) setting before implementing a unified payment system by using a blend of the setting-specific and PAC PPS relative weights to establish payments in each setting. On Thursday, December 7, MedPAC official Carol Carter announced that there was broad support for this idea.

 

 

2018 dates announced for Medicare Boot Camp: Long-Term Care Version

 

Ensure that your staff is providing quality resident care, performing accurate documentation, and properly billing for services.

 

 

DOL appeals ruling that invalidated white collar exemption changes

 

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently decided to appeal a ruling that effectively ended changes to the white collar exemption.

 

 

Latest release of Hospice Compare shows agencies stepped up on pain assessments

 

Hospices have taken a big step forward on pain assessment, the Hospice Item Set (HIS) measure that has caused them the biggest struggle.

 

 

Educate your residents for enhanced infection control

 

Adults bring a lifetime of experience to the learning situation, and most of them are capable of self-direction. They often relate the development of new skills to competencies they learned in their occupational and social roles. Build on those experiences. They provide a useful connection between their past and their present situation.

 

 

How QMs impact surveys, payment, and public reports for LTC administrators

 

Administrators are ultimately responsible for the oversight of facility operations and regulatory compliance, but they depend on staff to carry out everyday decisions. It is critical for administrators to have a sound knowledge of regulations and best practices to ensure effective systems and processes are in place, thereby avoiding poor resident outcomes, survey deficiencies, improper Medicare payments, and poor public report scores.

 

 

CMS gives providers a peak into assessment protocols for data elements under IMPACT Act

 

National beta testing to determine the reliability and validity of candidate data elements that could be used to meet requirements of the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act) has begun, and will continue into May 2018.

 

 

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Visit jobs.hcpro.com and use code HCPROYES to receive 15% off finding your next employee. Valid thru January 15, 2018.

 

 

 

 

New in the December issue of PPS Alert for Long-Term Care:

 

Pressure injuries and the MDS

 

The Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 focuses on the impact of pressure injuries on quality of life and the need for risk factor identification and preventive care. The care-planning process should include efforts to stabilize, reduce, or remove underlying risk factors; to monitor the impact of the interventions; and to modify the interventions as appropriate based on the individualized needs of the resident.

 

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Monthly Inservice: Setting Priorities

 

Click here to subscribe to CNA Training Advisor and 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

 

Lead change in your facility with adaptability, empowerment, innovation, and critical thinking

 

Dozens of in-service training lessons for your facility’s certified nursing assistants and all frontline staff

 

[STUDY GUIDE] All you need to know to prepare for the NAB Nursing Home Administrator exam

 

[WEBINAR] Set standards that facilitate ongoing quality of care and life among residents living with dementia

 
 

Product Spotlight

Skilled Nursing Facility Billing Boot Camp

 

Skilled Nursing Facility Billing Boot Camp provides hands-on, how-to education focusing on billing for Medicare Part A and B, the ins and outs of consolidated billing, accurately completing the UB-04. Plus, guidance on understanding the SNF coverage criteria and a breakdown of the different beneficiary notices.

 

Attendees will be able to return to their facility with the tools they need to understand the latest billing and reimbursement regulations, plus how to navigate the many billing processes to ensure their SNF is receiving appropriate reimbursement for services provided.

 

Billers Association Members (BAM) save 10% off the registration fee!

 
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