While reviewing the FY 2022 SNF PPS final rule, I noticed there are currently 13 Quality Measures adopted for FY 2022 SNF QRP, including Transfer of Health Information to the Provider and Patient.
Analysis: Lessons learned from a pandemic
By
Liza Berger
Jul 01, 2020
How long-term care providers have used COVID-19 as a bridge to improve operations.
How to do it … Address the effect of worker shortages on rehab
By
John Hall
Oct 10, 2023
Workforce shortages inside nursing homes today are inspiring therapists to also forge stronger ties with their nursing colleagues. It’s an effort to do more with less, while also strengthening and improving...
Arizona pushed to report facility cases
By
Liza Berger
Jun 01, 2020
A group of Arizona news organizations filed a special action in the Maricopa County Superior Court in May in a move to force the Arizona Department of Health Services to release information about coronavirus...
Providers are not reporting all falls on the MDS: study
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 02, 2020
A new study suggests that nursing home providers could be vastly underreporting major-injury falls in the Minimum Data Set, which the Nursing Home Compare website uses to report nursing home performance.
13th Online Expo explores quality, pay, tech
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 07, 2019
New Year’s resolutions may have worn off by now, but the opportunity to better yourself professionally will never be greater than at the end of this month, thanks to the McKnight’s Online Expo.
Curve Health capitalizes on new interest in telehealth
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2020
Six million dollars in seed funding will allow Curve Health to expand its platform, combining long-term care telemedicine, smart billing, health information exchange and predictive analytics, and attract...
Ask The Payment Expert: Ensuring you receive incentive pay for FY 2019
By
Caryn Adams
Jan 04, 2019
Q: I did not receive an incentive payment for FY 2018 through the Skilled Nursing Facility Value Based Purchasing program. How can I ensure I receive incentives for FY 2019?
Shortage of nurses expected to worsen, new survey finds
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 05, 2020
About 20% of registered nurses are planning to retire within the next five years, a move that may worsen nurse staffing shortages, according to the 2019 AMN Survey of Registered Nurses.
April IT briefs
Apr 01, 2020
Information gathered from routine visits to the doctor is enough to accurately predict a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, according to new research led by scientists...