by Proactive Medical Review | Apr 8, 2020 | blog, Education
Staff Monitoring & Return to Work Ill employees are one of the most common sources of COVID-19 transmission into facilities. Therefore, it is important to screen and manage employees with symptoms of respiratory illness. Staff should promptly report any...
by Proactive Medical Review | Apr 8, 2020 | blog, Education
Q: What should be documented in the medical record when therapy treatment is disrupted because of COVID-19? For example, in my facility essential therapy staff are unavailable to treat because they are on a 14 day quarantine. A: In many cases, therapy services...
by Proactive Medical Review | Apr 8, 2020 | blog, Education
The unexpected surge in patient volume within our healthcare facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused PPE shortages around the country. Healthcare facilities are having difficulty accessing the needed PPE and are having to find alternative ways to provide...
by Proactive Medical Review | Apr 1, 2020 | blog, Education
Q: What is an advance payment and how do I apply for one? A: An accelerated/advance payment is a payment intended to provide necessary funds when there is a disruption in claims submission and/or claims processing. These expedited payments can be offered in...
by Proactive Medical Review | Mar 31, 2020 | blog, Education
On March 30, CMS issued the Interim Final Rule with Comment (IFC) entitled, Medicare & Medicaid Programs; Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (CMS-1744-IFC). The rule gives...
by Proactive Medical Review | Mar 4, 2020 | blog, Education, PDPM, Reimbursement
The QM, Functional Outcome & Reimbursement Perks of Restorative Nursing Restorative & PDPM As we began discussing in part 1 of this blog last week, there are many benefits to considering Restorative Nursing programs. In part 2 of this blog, let’s review some...
