‘Serious’ CMS oversight should compel providers to be duly vigilant about compliance, expert...
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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...
Medicare compliance tips, free CE on tap for May 7 Super Tuesday webcast
Apr 21, 2013
Operational compliance for providers is taking on growing importance when it comes to Medicare covered services. The next McKnight’s Super Tuesday webcast, May 7, will provide strategies providers...
Shamelessly invoice at your own risk
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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:...
Overcoding or undercoding incontinence in the MDS 3.0 is a problem that can draw the attention of surveyors, says McKnight’s Super Tuesday speaker Leah Klusch.
SNF rehab claims scrutinized more than ever, expert says
Jul 11, 2012
Nursing home administrators who can’t substantiate every minute of rehab therapy delivered in their building leave themselves open to increasingly common audits and surveys, a top MDS 3.0 expert...
Be thorough on evaluating ADLs, expert advises
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Elizabeth Newman
May 08, 2012
The functional status and behavior sections of the MDS 3.0 often lead to risk and liability dangers for providers, a long-term care coding expert said Sunday.
Giving an ear to healthcare reform debate
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Gary Tetz
Mar 28, 2012
Did you know you can download audio recordings of all oral arguments heard by the Supreme Court of the United States? I didn’t, and I haven’t been this excited since stumbling across all those...
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.
McKnight’s Online Expo starts today!
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 21, 2012
A record-breaking number of participants have signed up for the 6th Annual McKnight’s Online Expo, the largest online trade show for the long-term care community.
ONE DAY UNTIL ONLINE EXPO; Medicaid policy in flux
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 20, 2012
The federal government is readying for the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, but what that will mean for long-term care funding remains uncertain.