Ask the payment expert: Was the 60-day break in stay covered in the blank waiver?
By
Caryn Adams
Jul 06, 2020
I was denied payment for a Medicare resident who did not have a 60-day break in stay. Wasn’t this covered in the blanket waiver?
States hold the key to new MDS item sets, expert says
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 01, 2020
Providers’ responses to an update of MDS item sets 3.0 (version 1.17.2) will largely depend on what their respective state Medicaid agencies will require under the new format, a payment expert said.
Ask the care expert: Any good team building ideas?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jun 01, 2022
I am looking at some team building things to do to get my staff working better together. Any ideas that are fun, but not physical things like rock climbing?
Ask The Payment Expert: How can I boost my staffing star rating?
By
Caryn Adams
Feb 05, 2019
There still is widespread confusion around the staffing portion of the star rating. The methodology for calculation of this changed as of April 2018.
Audits trigger new concern over aging CMS antipsychotic standards
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 03, 2023
Worries over federal audits designed to monitor nursing homes for inappropriate schizophrenia diagnosing continued to mount as some providers learned they had “failed” their check-ups months into the...
Providers need to consider full bariatric briefs options
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 06, 2019
As the bariatric population in long-term care continues to grow, companies are making sure providers know about new incontinence options. Cutting Edge Healthcare announced in August it had launched a new...
Ask the care expert
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Nov 01, 2021
I am a new IP Nurse and trying hard to provide the best quality of care with my team during these stressful time. I hear there is a new precaution other than contact, and the few we are accustomed to using....
Ask the care expert: What should I include in the supply budget?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Dec 01, 2020
I am a new director of nursing. When I was hired, I was told that I was not responsible for developing the supply budget. But as of this week, there is a new administrator who now tells me the supply budget...
Document to reduce risk of COVID-19 lawsuits: expert
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2020
As COVID-19 cases rise in long-term care facilities, a legal expert is stressing the importance of documentation and training to prevent operators from being the subjects of coronavirus-related litigation.
Ask the care expert: Any suggestions for changing the colostomy so it doesn’t leak?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Apr 01, 2020
We have a resident with a new colostomy. Any suggestions for changing the colostomy so it doesn’t leak?