Ask the payment expert: What has changed now that data is based on an entirely different payment model?
By
Eleisha Wilkes, RN, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, DNS-CT
Jun 02, 2021
The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) gathers data on billing patterns of U.S. SNFs. So, what has changed now that data is based on an entirely different payment model?
Ask the payment expert: How many minutes of therapy should be provided, according to diagnosis?
By
Caryn Adams
Dec 05, 2019
How many minutes of therapy should be provided, according to diagnosis?
A care plan imperative
By
Steven Littlehale
Dec 06, 2016
The new Rules of Participation bring additional meaning to the benefits of data-driven discharge care plans, particularly those that describe and predict challenges facing residents transitioning to lesser...
Facing the music: Providers learning new moves so they can stay in step with new dance partners
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 05, 2015
There’s no doubt today’s long-term care provider must be able to dance with managed care and accountable care organizations. But while many are proving they can tango with transitions or rumba...
Sometimes a carrot is really a stick … but sometimes it’s 24-karat gold!
By
Steven Littlehale
Nov 27, 2017
We all yearn for a time when value-based purchasing (and care) loses its originality. A time when motivations for providing excellent care and achieving excellent resident outcomes are aligned with reimbursement.
The power of continuous monitoring to transform post-acute care
By
Amanda Andrews
Nov 19, 2018
As an industry, we aspire to provide the right solutions, so every clinician and caregiver has the opportunity to practice at the top of his or her license.
U.S. News tweaking its nursing home ratings system, will focus more on quality of care and staffing
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 04, 2018
A switch is coming soon to how U.S. News and World Report publishes its much-viewed nursing home ratings.
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 Nursing Expert about… insulin pens
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Oct 05, 2015
Our company’s regional nurse came to my facility and said we were going to start using insulin pens. Can you tell me what I should prepare for?
Readmissions may drop with adjustment
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 04, 2016
A technology assessment tool may help non-medical workers identify who is at risk for readmissions, according to a new study.
