The title sounds like an obvious question, but I can guarantee that the majority of therapists have under billed at some point in their career.
Nursing Home Quality Incentive Program? Hardly
By
Brendan Williams
Dec 08, 2020
Was any federal program ever more misnamed than the “Nursing Home Quality Incentive Program”? Rather than reward nursing home quality, it has effectively rewarded states that have out-of-control COVID-19...
Let’s brainstorm, think outside the box and … doom our future
By
Steven Littlehale
Aug 31, 2020
The best way for our industry to NOT move forward is to conduct a series of “brainstorming” sessions where we agree to “think outside the box.”
Government scrutiny with physician contracts
By
Nick Merkin
Jul 10, 2015
The government is increasing its scrutiny of skilled nursing facilities that might be tempted to offer a physician a role as a Utilization Review Physician or Physician Medical Director as an inducement...
You’re probably guilty of too much documentation
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Jun 18, 2013
Is it time for a diet? Not a food diet, but a documentation diet. I’ve written previous blogs about documentation quick tips, top 10 reasons for denials, and so on. But, how many of you are guilty...
Grim but unwavering: Notes from the COVID-19 epicenter
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Apr 07, 2020
Hopefully, facilities in other parts of the country will be spared what we’re going through in New York City, where 1 in 4 facilities had COVID residents as of last week’s reports. It is, in a word,...
Scattering seeds
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 15, 2018
It was my birthday yesterday — the same day I found out that Fernald, a World War II veteran and one of the wisest, bravest and most adorable people I’ve ever known, had passed away.
Opening the door for ombudsmen
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
May 09, 2017
I can imagine from an administrator’s point of view that an unexpected interruption from an ombudsman complaining about problems is not exactly a welcome visit, but perhaps there’s a way to...
Lessons from Yolanda
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 02, 2015
Long-term care has far too many professionals with a depth and range of skill and training that the public almost never gets to see.
Skilled nursing facilities: The triple threat of healthcare
By
Tara Roberts
Oct 16, 2013
To say skilled nursing facilities have come a long way would be, well, surprisingly refreshing. Public opinion polls show there is still a wide-spread misunderstanding of what SNFs do, how they are paid...