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Recommended strategies for improving your five-star quality rating

To improve quality, facilities should use the 5-star report as one of the sources regarding benchmarking; they should also compare themselves to other facilities both locally and nationally. Best-practice strategies include an interdisciplinary approach, with all team members taking accountability for their documentation and striving for improvement through continued education. Recommended strategies also include...

Senators introduce Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act

U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced the Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act (S. 445) that would allow non-physician practitioners to order home health services for Medicare beneficiaries.

SNF Compare website to launch October 2018

During a status update call regarding the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act) on Thursday, February 23, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that a Skilled Nursing Facility Compare website is on schedule to launch in October of 2018.

Program details for 2017 Senior Living Executive Conference

Argentum’s 2017 Senior Living Executive Conference is scheduled for May 1-3 in Nashville, TN. The three-day conference will be led by George Blankenship, revolutionary business leader, architect of Apple’s brand building retail strategy, and former Tesla VP.

CMS experts to present on SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program, March 15

On Wednesday, March 15, 1:30pm – 3:00pm ET, CMS experts will present on the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, including confidential quarterly feedback reports and implementation guidance. During this call, listeners will:

Home health and hospice tip: Implementing a Code of Conduct

Standards of conduct, which together form a code of conduct, describe the expectations and ethical principles on which the organization operates and on which all members of the organization should base their actions. The code should also describe conduct that embodies these standards.

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Medicare Boot Camp®—Long-Term Care Version

HCPro's Medicare Boot Camp®—Long-Term Care Version covers the latest Medicare rules and regulations so that you can help your facility provide quality resident care, document successfully, bill appropriately for services, and prevent payment denials. Medicare Boot Camp—Long-Term Care Version follows a Medicare patient from preadmission through discharge, addressing the function of each department, and uncovering the pitfalls along the way.

Upcoming CMS Events

Wednesday, March 15, 1:30pm-3:00pm ET - Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program: SNF VBP: Understanding Your Facility’s Confidential Feedback Report Call

Tuesday, March 21, 1:30pm-3:00pm ET - National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and QAPI Call: Dementia Care in Nursing Homes

Thursday, March 23, 2:00pm-3:00pm ET - Skilled Nursing Facilities/Long Term Care Open Door Forum

Wednesday, May 10 - Medicare Advantage & Prescription Drug Plan Spring Conference & Webcast

Thursday, May 11 - Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan Audit & Enforcement Conference & Webcast

Wednesday and Thursday, May 3-4, Baltimore, MD - 2-day, in person Home Health Quality Reporting Program Provider Training

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