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| SPONSORED BY Protect your SNF against lawsuits The COVID-19 pandemic brought a new wave of litigation risks, along with infection control and occupational safety-based surveys to providers. This webinar will review actual COVID-litigation cases against long-term care providers to learn about the claims and use them to and minimize your risk of litigation. Register Here | |
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| Skilled Nursing Facility SNF occupancy reached record low in December | December 2020 saw the lowest SNF occupancy, 71.7%, since the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care began recording data in 2012. The 71.7% occupancy is a sharp decline compared to the 85% occupancy SNFs saw in February of the same year. Despite the vaccination programs, and lower COVID-positivity rates at SNFs, experts warn … |
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Home Health Latest OIG audit suggests case-mix reductions a red flag for claim reviews | The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently announced the results of an audit of Brookdale Home Health. The report came a familiar focus on ambulation, homebound and medical necessity. But there was another important note in the report that puts a fresh emphasis on case mix. The review … |
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Skilled Nursing Facility Q&A: Recording use of waivers during the COVID-19 public health emergency | Q: Do we need to submit a formal request to CMS for any of the COVID-19-related waivers to apply? Do we need to keep records or documentation pertaining to which waivers we’ve used and the services they apply to? A: Fortunately, most of the Medicare waivers issued in response to COVID-19 are what are referred … |
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Home Health CMS seeking home health grouper beta test participants | CMS recently announced a beta test this summer for the latest update of the Home Health Grouper software. The beta test period will be from June 28 through July 16. Following the test, the grouper update should be released in October. Beta test participants will be expected to create test cases to review the items … |
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PPS Alert for Long-Term Care Review and refresh quality measures and QAPI plans Facilities must extend their investigative processes in order to fix quality problems. Implementing solutions could lead to better survey outcomes, higher quality ratings, and more favorable reimbursement models. Therefore, facility staff members need to understand the components of performance improvement, always striving for better resident outcomes and better processes to arrive at those outcomes. | |
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