Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) FY2023 Proposed Rule containing the components that will go into effect 10/1/22 pending any … [Read more...]
SNF Temporary COVID-19 Rules Extended Through September 2020
The Secretary of Health and Human Services officially renewed the status of the Public Health Emergency Beyond July 25th, 2020 On July 25, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services released a declaration of renewal of the National Public … [Read more...]
SNF Medicare Part A Proposed Rule for October 1st 2020
If all goes as proposed by CMS in the recent release of the Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) FY2021 Proposed Rule, SNF therapy professionals will have a chance to catch their breath! The proposed … [Read more...]
MDS Changes Proposed for 10/1/20 Now On Hold
From CMS QIES Technical Support Office 3/19/20 CMS Delaying Implementation of the October 1, 2020 Minimum Data Set 3.0 v1.18.1 Release CMS is delaying the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 v1.18.1 release, which had been scheduled for … [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...]
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