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Friday, January 10, 2020

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Home Health

New enrollment deactivation guidance provides ‘rebuttal rights’ to providers

An extensive manual change concerning enrollment deactivations suggests that CMS is trying to make it easier for providers to avoid the hassle of accidental removal from Medicare — but you still have to know and follow the rules. Currently, Chapter 15 of the Medicare Program Integrity Manual, which covers enrollment, has simple templates for letters …

Skilled Nursing Facility

CMS and HHS announce new CMMI director

The appointment of Brad Smith as the new director of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) was announced Monday by CMS and HHS. Smith, who previously served as COO for Aspire Health, will replace previous director Adam Boehler, who was appointed last summer to serve as CEO of the United States International Development …

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Monthly In-Service: January issue of CNA Training Advisor

Understand how to identify abuse and neglect. Get the latest issue to receive a new lesson plan, including course materials, a 4-page in-service, and a quiz targeted to address the unique needs, interests, and concerns of CNAs.

Skilled Nursing Facility

Trump administration fights to resurrect “conscience rule” previously vacated by NY judge

A judge blocked the “conscience rule” that had been set to go into effect Nov. 22. The rule would have allowed SNF staff, among other individual health care workers, to decline care that conflicts with religious and moral beliefs. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York vacated the rule …

Private Duty

Best practices for investigating whether your employee was hurt at work

When it comes to workplace injuries, many states provide specific guidance for reporting injuries by both employees and employers. As an employer, you must remember that to properly manage a workers’ compensation claim, you should report the injury as soon as your employee notifies you that it occurred and immediately start your investigation, especially if …

PPS Alert for Long-Term Care

Concern about ICD-10 Return to Provider codes

PDPM has introduced the positive methodology of assigning case-mix group classifications based on the clinical presentation of the individuals we serve.