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Manuals:

• Medicare Part A Rules
  • SNF Medicare Part A
• Medicare Part B Rules (SNF, Hospital Outpatient)
• State Operations Manual (New Manual as of 11/2017 – All new F-Tags)
• RAI Manual
  • Final RAI Manual for October 2017
• Transmittal 179 – Jan 14th 2014 Update for all practice settings
• ICD-10 CMS Look Up Tool
• QM and QRP Manual – See Toolbox
• Visit the Therapist Toolbox for additional content

MDS 3.0 Resources:

• RAI Manual
  • New Manual Release for October 1, 2019 (Released 5/20/19)
  • Current Manual:
    • Release for October 1, 2018
    • New Section GG for October 1, 2018 – See Toolbox
• Section GG Self Care and Mobility Decision Tree – See Toolbox
• Section G Balance and ROM
• Section O Therapy Days and Minutes
• Section O: Restorative Nursing
• Therapy RUG Requirements
• MDS 3.0 Forms – See Toolbox
• PPS MDS and Payment Schedule
• Visit the Therapist Toolbox for more additional content

Reimbursement – Medicare Part A:

• 2020 SNF PPS Proposed Rule – Released 4/19/19
• 2019 SNF PPS Final Rule (FY 2019) Released 7/31/18
• 2019 SNF PPS Proposed Rule (FY 2019) Released 4/27/18
  • New Part A Payment Model Proposed for 10/1/19 – Patient-Driven Payment Model
    • Home Page
    • Rule/Document
    • Acumen Technical Report – See Toolbox
• 2018 SNF PPS Final Rule (FY 2018)
• **New 4/28/17 – Proposed SNF New Payment Model – No RUGS
• 2018 SNF PPS Proposed Rule (FY 2018)
  • 2017 SNF PPS Final Rule (FY 2017) PDF Version (See Toolbox for Rates)
  • 2017 SNF PPS Proposed Rule (FY 2017)
  • 2016 SNF Final Rule (FY 2016)
  • 2016 SNF PPS RUG IV Rates
  • 2016 SNF Proposed Rule (FY 2016)
  • RUGS IV 2015 Rates
  • 2015 SNF Final Rule 
• PPS MDS and Payment Schedule
• Advanced Beneficiary Notice – See Toolbox
• Visit the Therapist Toolbox for additional content

Reimbursement – Medicare Managed Care / HMO:

• CMS Memo 7/1/14 Regarding Managed Medicare MDS HIPPS Codes
  • Recent Memos can be found in the Toolbox
• Visit the Therapist Toolbox for more in-depth info on each topic

Reimbursement- Medicare Part B:

• Physician Fee Schedule
  • 2019 – Proposed Rule 7/27/18    |     Fact Page
  • 2018 – Final 
  • 2018 – Proposed   | CMS Fact Sheet
    • 2017 – Final
    • 2016 – Final
    • 2015 – Final
    • 2014 – Final
• Physician Fee Schedule LOOK UP TOOL
• Med B Therapy Cap
• 2018 Therapy Cap
• Med B Functional Limitation Reporting / G Codes
• Advanced Beneficiary Notice Forms – See Toolbox
• Visit the Therapist Toolbox for additional content

Clinical Information:

• Objective Tests and Measures
  • Tinetti Test
  • Berg Balance Test
  • Functional Reach Test
  • Additional Tests in Toolbox
• Maintenance Therapy Rules
• Visit the Therapist Toolbox for additional content

Compliance:

• State Operations Manual- Contains SNF Regulations for all states
• Department of Justice Website
• Office of the Inspector General Website
• Visit the Therapist Toolbox for additional content

Therapy Department Management

• See Toolbox

State Survey Information

• See Toolbox

State Case Mix

• See Toolbox

Nursing Information

• See Toolbox

… New documents added regularly

 

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