Harvard study: Medicare’s bundled payment effort for joints tallies modest savings, driven by drops...
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 04, 2019
Medicare’s Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model has scored small savings for hospitals and their patients through decreasing the use of skilled nursing facility services, a new report finds.
All-Korean SNF wing a trendy success
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Nov 29, 2017
Officials at Lorien Columbia, a skilled nursing facility 20 miles outside of Baltimore, admit the idea of opening up a wing dedicated to Korean residents was “scary” at first.
Practice sessions can pay off during surveys, expert claims
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 01, 2013
Directors of nursing need to lead their employees through survey practice sessions in order to achieve peak success, a long-term care expert said at the annual National Association of Directors of Nursing...
Medicare coverage of ‘maintenance therapy’ determined by need for skilled care, CMS clarifies...
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 16, 2013
Providers must sufficiently document the need for skilled care in order to obtain Medicare coverage for so-called “maintenance therapy,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services stressed...
Ask the payment expert: What is the impact of Section I of the new MDS 3.0?
Long-term care providers need to know at least a little bit about a lot of things. When the human element is involved, that’s when things start to get especially tricky. If those humans are wander-...
How to do it… Build census
Apr 18, 2005
Building census is surely one of the most important responsibilities of every administrator. The battle for profitability begins and ends with occupancy. It drives the revenue. Serious and chronic census...
Profile: Mor than meets the eye
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2014
While Brown University Professor Vince Mor’s accomplishments may be heralded in the long-term care profession, what may be less known is his dedicated work with the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode...
Having my say: Why best isn’t enough
Oct 01, 2011
William Schaffner, M.D., President, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases