by Proactive Medical Review | Apr 7, 2020 | CMS, IPA, PDPM
Quickly sharing information about prevention efforts and disease outbreak can help stop the spread of disease, and reduce the incidence of illness and even death. In addition to immediately reporting details of positive cases to your state and local health...
by Proactive Medical Review | Apr 1, 2020 | CMS, PDPM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the final guidelines for the new diagnosis code U07.1, COVID-19, effective April 1 to September 30, 2020. As a result, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also updated the ICD-10-CM to...
by Proactive Medical Review | Mar 31, 2020 | CMS, Education, PDPM
This week CMS announced blanket Coronavirus waivers and flexibilities impacting multiple provider types including nursing facilities and a 221-page Interim Final Rule adjusting a wide range of Medicare and Medicaid regulations to give providers additional flexibility...
by Proactive Medical Review | Mar 25, 2020 | CMS, IPA, PDPM
COVID-19 can be a recordable illness if a worker is infected as a result of performing their work-related duties. However, employers are only responsible for recording cases of COVID-19 if all of the following are met: The case is a confirmed case of COVID-19 (see CDC...
by Proactive Medical Review | Mar 25, 2020 | CMS, Education
As of a March 23 report by CMS, at least 147 nursing homes across 27 states have at least one resident with COVID-19. As we work to protect our residents and staff in response to the risk of COVID-19 infection, providers are encouraged to consider these action items...
by Proactive Medical Review | Mar 20, 2020 | CMS, IPA, PDPM
The Interim Payment Assessment (IPA) is an optional assessment that may be completed to capture changes in a resident’s status and condition and to report a change in a patient’s PDPM classification. Providers determine when to complete an IPA, which may be any time...
