Failure to prepare for MDS updates in the next 10 days could be costly, expert warns
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 21, 2012
If skilled nursing facilities are not prepared for the MDS 3.0 changes that will go into effect April 1, 2012, the consequences could be expensive, a top expert warned Wednesday.
New MDS updates depend largely on state Medicaid agencies, expert says
By
Danielle Brown
May 20, 2020
How providers respond to an update of MDS item sets 3.0 (version 1.17.2) will largely depend on what their state Medicaid agency will require under the new format, one payment expert emphasized Tuesday.
Providers must be compliant with new nursing home payment rules or face rejection of claims, expert says
Oct 06, 2011
Nursing home administrators must be absolutely certain their billing department staff and MDS coordinators are up to speed on the newly implemented PPS rules for therapy, MDS expert Leah Klusch said Wednesday...
Nursing homes must be on top of MDS changes, expert says
Sep 14, 2011
Nursing home operators need to make sure their MDS coordinators are paying close attention to the changes to the prospective payment system, an expert said yesterday during the last 2011 McKnight’s...
Focus on physician groups, managed care to prepare for the future, say long-term care experts
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Tim Mullaney
Sep 11, 2013
Skilled nursing providers should build partnerships with physician groups and hospitals but need to make sure to stay abreast of legal and regulatory frameworks, according to experts who spoke at McKnight’s...
‘No forgiveness’ for inaccurate billing, expert says
Sep 28, 2011
With three days left until the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Skilled Nursing Facility PPS rule goes into effect, one long-term care expert cautioned providers to go over their October billing with a...
Just the medicine for a suspect CMS pay rule
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 05, 2024
Forget the debate over alternative vs. traditional fuels. The smart leader is going to find out what powers Leah Klusch and pay to corner the market on that.
CMS widens audits, hones in on Part A claims, expert says
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James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has increased its scrutiny of Medicare Part A filings recently and as a result, has reclaimed more funds than ever from providers, a long-term care compliance...
‘Serious’ CMS oversight should compel providers to be duly vigilant about compliance, expert...
By
McKnight's Staff
May 08, 2013
Skilled nursing providers should ratchet up Medicare Part A compliance initiatives to meet the increasingly intense scrutiny of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a compliance expert said in...
Shamelessly invoice at your own risk
By
John O'Connor
Mar 22, 2013
Here’s the good news for providers: new analytics are making it possible to understand and bill your care in ways that would have been impossible just a few years ago. Here’s the bad news:...