*Information accurate as of 3/26/20. It is anticipated that updates from CMS will occur in the next week. Stay tuned! If you are a SNF therapy professional and have been trying to keep up with all the releases from the Department of Health … [Read more...]
Skilled Maintenance Therapy In The SNF & The New Assistant Modifiers
Think back to 6th grade English class for a minute—remember those fun figures of speech? The metaphor…simile…hyperbole… onomatopoeia …alliteration. Do you remember the oxymoron? You know the ones…jumbo shrimp...awful good...icy … [Read more...]
For SNF Therapists: Takeaways From The Medicare Part B Final Rule For 1/1/20
Therapists in the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) setting are starting out 2020 with a few new requirements to tackle. No shocker there. What isn't changing these days?!! The 2475-page Final Rule [Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule CY2020] released … [Read more...]
OIG Trends in Nursing Home Complaints
How Is Your State Doing? In keeping with the mission to protect the health and welfare of the residents in skilled nursing facilities, one role of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is to analyze nursing home complaint and investigations data … [Read more...]
Medicare Part B Therapy Caps, Codes and More: 2018 Changes
What is changing for Medicare Part B services in the skilled nursing facility setting effective January 1st, 2018? On Wednesday, November 2, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that updates payment … [Read more...]