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Post-Acute Care

Proposed rule would revise regulations around nondiscrimination in health programs

In an effort to reduce burden, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and CMS are seeking to update regulations around nondiscrimination outlined in the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Skilled Nursing Facility

Study finds nursing home prices increase nationwide, exceeding inflation

A June 2019 study in JAMA found that it’s possible to predict at the day of admission a patient’s risk of SNF discharge.

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Monthly In-Service: June issue of CNA Training Advisor

In this issue, learn about infection control. CNA Training Advisor includes 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.

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Hospice

Commenters note “dramatic impact” of proposed changes in hospice payment rule

Commenters note “dramatic impact” of proposed changes in hospice payment rule More than 175 commenters shared their thoughts on the proposed hospice payment rule.

Home Health: Private Duty

6 tips to address climbing caregiver turnover rates in private duty home care

The national turnover rate for private duty caregivers has soared at an alarming rate, and agency leaders are looking for new ways to keep quality caregivers in place.

PPS-Alert for Long-Term Care

Five models for paying your therapy contractor under PDPM

October 1 will be here before we know it. And with that comes Medicare’s new Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) for beneficiaries accessing their skilled nursing facility (SNF) Part A benefit. It seems like every day there is a new webinar being advertised to help you un-derstand the ins and outs of PDPM, but if there’s one thing you can know without any training, it’s that the new payment model is a much more complex system than the resource utilization group, version IV (RUG-IV) system that we operate under currently. As we analyze data col-lected in our facilities trying to understand where we stand in a PDPM world, don’t forget this important con-sideration: your therapy contract

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CMS posts much anticipated MDS 3.0 RAI Manual v1.17

Proposed bill would innovate use of home health services

Housekeeping for senior living: Cleaning and disinfecting (Part 1)

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