If your SNF has not yet had the pleasure of meeting "the bundle," as of April 1st, 2016, depending on where you live, your chances just got significantly better! The Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model, a 5-year program for total hip … [Read more...]
Medicare’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative – Impact on SNF Therapy Operation
The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) setting is already starting to see the "bundles" pile in. But these bundles are not wrapped with a big red bow! What are they? Where did they come from? Are they here to stay? A "Bundle," or bundling of … [Read more...]
Will CMS Pull the RUG Out From Under Your SNF?
How exact RUG minutes under Medicare Part A can hurt your SNF... On March 9, 2016, CMS announced the release of new "SNF Utilization and Payment Data." This payment information includes Medicare Part A services provided by skilled nursing … [Read more...]
Therapist or Robot…You Decide
The shift in the delivery of therapy services in the SNF setting over the past decade has some therapists scratching their heads. For those therapists who have been engrossed in the SNF setting for years, the shift may have been gradual enough to go … [Read more...]
More Is NOT Always Better-The Pitfalls of Rehab Ultra
Good, better, best. Never let it rest...'til your good is better and your better is best. Is more better? More of this...more of that...if a little bit is good, more must be better, right? A gallon of soda and a bucket of fries? Sure! Why not? But … [Read more...]