Ask the payment expert: What changes are coming to the 5-Star rating with the new refresh?
By
Caryn Adams
Apr 01, 2020
What changes are coming to the 5-Star rating with the new refresh?
Ask the payment expert: How will our new e-charting system influence our reimbursement?
By
Patricia Boyer
Jul 05, 2012
We are getting a new electronic charting system. Is there anything we should be aware of with the change?
Ask the payment expert … about long-term compliance
By
Patricia Boyer
Feb 01, 2015
Sometimes we feel like we’re spinning our wheels in correcting problem areas in our facility. What can we do to ensure ongoing compliance in problem areas?
Ask the payment expert: Will we need more staff to complete the new MDS 3.0?
Ask the payment expert … about quality and reimbursement correlations
By
Patricia Boyer
Jun 01, 2013
How can the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services correlate quality of care and reimbursement?
You always need to remember that Medicare is an insurance plan. As such, Medicare has rules, just like...
Ask the payment expert … about quality metrics
By
Patricia Boyer
Jun 05, 2015
A metric is a measurement of some sort of factor. For a quality metric, we are measuring quality in your facility. Companies measure performance against quality standards to determine whether they’re...
Ask the payment expert … about the financial benefits of QAPI
By
Patricia Boyer
Mar 01, 2014
What are the financial benefits to implementing CMS’s Quality Assurance Performance Improvement program?