CMS was busy, busy, busy this past week.... CMS released the Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) FY2020 Final Rule taking effect 10/1/19. [Click to access the 364 page Rule] and the Medicare Part B … [Read more...]
PDPM Is Coming: Do You Know Your Modes? Individual, Concurrent and Group Therapy in the SNF
With PDPM a hop, skip & a jump away...now is the time to brush up on the definitions of each SNF mode of therapy. The modes of therapy are very clearly defined in the RAI Manual. If you are a SNF therapy professional and have not yet had the … [Read more...]
PDPM – Crash Course 10 Minute Video for SNF Therapy Professionals
Myths, misinformation and misconception...Seems to be a lot of this going around in the SNF setting these days regarding changes to come. Here are the Top 5 Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) realities as we see them today... The new payment … [Read more...]
Medicare Part B Rules for 2019 – Short and Sweet Version
Therapists in the SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility) setting are starting out 2019 with a few less documentation requirements to worry about. Less? Now that's a first! So what's up for 2019? The Final Rule {you're starting to see the pattern that … [Read more...]
SNF Therapy and MDS Changes for October 1st 2018 – Part A & Part B
If you are a therapy or MDS professional in the SNF setting, you know that change comes at least twice a year - January 1st and October 1st. Why? January 1st is the start of the calendar year and brings with it the changes from the Physician Fee … [Read more...]
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