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...]
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...]
Coming Soon To A SNF Near You – A New Medicare Part A Payment Model
Since the release of the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) approximately 1 year ago, the talk in SNF Rehab Departments has been about RCS-1 and the looming potential changes coming down the road that would not only change reimbursement … [Read more...]
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