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...]
Breathe Easy! Respiratory Therapy and the MDS
Respiratory Therapy (RT) is not new to the skilled nursing facility (SNF) setting or new to the Minimum Data Set (MDS). The data for RT has been coded in Section O of the MDS for years, generating a Special Care High Nursing score...the second … [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...]
50 States With State Board & Practice Act Links: PT, OT and Speech
Know Your Stuff! As licensed professionals, it is our responsibility to know the rules and regulations required of us in the setting we practice in. Sure, as therapists and assistants working in long term care, we are bombarded with regulations … [Read more...]
Medicare Part A and Part B Updates for the SNF Setting: New CMS Rules Released
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...]
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