by PMR Team | Apr 22, 2019 | MDS, PDPM, QAPI, Reimbursement, SNF
PDPM: MDS Accuracy and QAPI Initiatives With the implementation of the Medicare Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) on October 1st, 2019 comes the need for increased MDS accuracy and supportive documentation. Under PDPM, responses to 188 MDS items will be used to...
by PMR Team | Apr 16, 2019 | PDPM, Reimbursement, Webinars
Reimbursement under PDPM Reimbursement under PDPM will require updates to clinical systems, policies and procedures, and operational focus. Diagnosis coding accuracy will be paramount to appropriate payment under PDPM, as ICD-10 Diagnosis codes & other patient...
by PMR Team | Apr 15, 2019 | Compliance, Regulatory, SNF
How will you meet Trauma Informed Care standards required under the Phase 3 Requirements of Participation (ROP)? Trauma-informed care is an organizational structure and treatment framework that involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of all...
by PMR Team | Apr 9, 2019 | Compliance, Medicare, Reimbursement, SNF
PEPPER: Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report Skilled Nursing Facility PEPPER Available The Q4FY18 release of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) with statistics through September...
by PMR Team | Apr 8, 2019 | Compliance, Regulatory, SNF
3 Primary Goals of Compliance & Ethics Programs SNF Compliance and Ethics Program must be in place by November 28, 2019 after which State survey agencies will begin assessing facility implementation. Effective compliance programs need to accomplish three primary...