by Proactive Medical Review | Apr 15, 2020 | CMS, IPA, PDPM, SNF
CMS issued the FY2021 SNF PPS Proposed Rule (effective October 1, 2020) on 4/10/20 with a 2.3% payment increase yielding an approximate increase of $784 million in payments to SNFS. Other changes to the code mappings for PDPM case-mix classification and updates for...
by Proactive Medical Review | Apr 7, 2020 | CMS, COVID-19, 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 | Mar 25, 2020 | CMS, COVID-19, Infection, IPA, PDPM, Regulatory
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 20, 2020 | CMS, COVID-19, 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...
by PMR Team | Dec 17, 2019 | CMS, IPA, MDS, PDPM
While a SNF’s decision to complete the IPA itself is optional, they must remain fully aware of any changes in a resident’s condition. The Interim Payment Assessment (IPA) is an optional assessment that may be completed to capture changes in a...
by PMR Team | Dec 10, 2019 | IPA, MDS, PDPM, Q&A
PDPM coding questions? Proactive has answers. Click here to see all these PDPM Coding Questions blogs. Q: Will all of the IPAs during the Sept-Oct transition period be audited by CMS? A: There is no indication at this time that CMS plans to audit all of the Sept-Oct....
