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What you need to know about the updated MDS items sets for 2019

MS posted a new DRAFT version of the 2019 MDS item sets (v1.17.0) last week. This version is scheduled to become effective October 1, 2019, giving facilities until then to update their software with the new MDS questions and answers.

CMS posts educational materials for patients about opioids

This year, CMS announced strategies to help Medicare Part D sponsors prevent and combat opioid overuse.

Special deal: Get Your First Year of Biller’s Association Membership for $155!

The Billers’ Association for Long-Term Care (BALTC) is a membership community created specifically for professionals involved in the long-term care revenue cycle. This national association provides members with a resource of continuously updated tools, reimbursement and regulatory guidance, and education to help prevent revenue loss and documentation and billing errors so providers can withstand audits at any point in time.

With its involved expert advisory board members and active talk group, this engaged group of professionals is a great place for sharing and receiving best practices, tips, and tools with your peers!

Membership benefits include:

A weekly enewsletter that highlights regulatory changes and provides coding and billing guidance
A subscription to our monthly newsletter, Billing Alert for Long-Term Care, which offers in-depth coverage of the industry and regulatory changes that impact the important role you play at your facility
A quarterly webinar that breaks down recent regulatory changes
A quarterly, electronic white paper on top billing and reimbursement issues
An active list serv to collaborate and share ideas with fellow members
To review all of the benefits of membership, please visit our webpage!

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*Use coupon code BALTC155 at checkout to save 60% on a one-year Billers’ Association for Long-Term Care membership. Discount not applicable to current BALTC members or previous purchases and is not to be combined with any other offers. Coupon code expires 6/30/2019 at 11:59pm PT.

Home health star rating preview reports are now available

Agencies can now use CASPER to download quality of patient care star rating preview reports for the April 2019 Home Health Compare refresh, according to CMS.

Hospice provider preview reports are now available

Hospice CAHPS survey reports provider preview reports and hospice provider preview reports have been updated and are now available.

New in the January issue of PPS Alert for Long-Term Care...

Payment reform: Words on the street: Acronyms of PDPM

When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Ser-vices’ (CMS) new Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) goes into effect October 1, 2019, provid-ers will have a few new acronyms to add to their dictionary, as well as some old ones that will have increased importance to quality care and reimbursement. The following list and words of advice from experts will will help you prepare.

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Monthly In-Service: January issue of CNA Training Advisor

Documentation standards

Click here to receive a new lesson plan every month, including course materials, a 4-page in-service, and a quiz targeted to address the unique needs, interests, and concerns of CNAs.

Education and Training Tools

Identifying and Preventing UTIs in Long-Term Care

PDPM and Therapy Contracts: How to Adjust and Negotiate

Withstand Surveys by Mastering Your Understanding of Newly Released Interpretive Guidelines

Weather Any Disaster: Tighten Up Your Agency's Emergency Preparedness

Home Health Administrator's Summit, May 15-17, 2019 - Las Vegas

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