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New Networking Event: Post-Acute Care Forum

This event is specifically designed for decision-makers at skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies (Manager, Director, Owners/Operators, or VP), who have projects in the pipeline and are actively sourcing solutions. Apply Here
 
 
 

Home Health

Medicare-enrolled nurse practitioners in Maryland to certify home health services
Starting in January 2020, Medicare-enrolled nurse practitioners in Maryland will be allowed to certify home health services as part of the Medicare Total Cost of Care (TCOC) Model. The change will be effective for services provided on or after Jan. 1, according to change request 11330. Currently Medicare only pays for home health if a …
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Post-Acute Care

Patients with pre-existing infections discharged to SNFs have fewer readmissions
A study published October 23 by the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, “Role of Post‐Acute Care in Readmissions for Preexisting Healthcare‐Associated Infections,” found that hospital patients treated for pre-existing healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are less likely to be readmitted after being discharged to a SNF, as opposed to home health care.
 
 
 

Sponsored Article

Post-Acute Wound Management and Patient-Derived Reimbursement Models
By: Roger B. Schechter, MD, Fellow of American College of Wound Specialists; Chief Medical Officer, Synergy Wound Technology Wound care has always been a considerable challenge in the post-acute setting. Patients with skin breakdown usually have a plethora of chronic comorbid conditions.
 
 
 

Skilled Nursing Facility
 

Presence of ombudsman during surveys may negatively affect SNFs
Having an ombudsman on site during state surveys may lead to lower building quality scores for SNFs, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA).
 
 
 

Sponsored Article

5 Ways Interoperability Can Benefit Home-Based Care
By: Navin Gupta, VP, Home Health, Hospice & Private Duty, MatrixCare The digital age has created an overhaul of technology within the healthcare industry – transforming health records into collections of electronic data that should simplify administration processes for providers everywhere.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

PPS Alert for Long-Term Care

Tips for SNFs: Implementing a comprehensive QAPI program in your SNF

Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) programs are essential for creating a safe environment in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The current QAPI regulation, § 483.75(c), requires facilities to establish program feedback, data systems, and monitoring that should be updated biennially, according to CMS.
 
 
 

Most Read Articles

 

CMS announces a new finalized arbitration rule, proposes another that would postpone Phase 3

PDPM Q&A: Payment overview and billing

Proposed rule: CMS moving forward with PDGM in 2020

Medicare Part A SNF PPS Pricer Update FY 2020
 
 
 
 
 

Events Calendar

 

November 11-13, 2019 | 22nd Annual Private Duty National Conference & Expo

November 18-19, 2019 | Post-Acute Care Forum