Ask the payment expert … about quality of care and reimbursements
By
Patricia Boyer
May 01, 2014
Many states are at the forefront of pay for performance initiatives. These tie payment incentives to quality measurements and outcomes. These programs are encouraged by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Ask the payment expert … about administrative financial knowledge
By
Patricia Boyer
Jul 06, 2015
How important is it for department managers to understand financial information?
Ask The Payment Expert about … Phase 2 of the Requirements of Participation
By
Patricia Boyer
Jul 06, 2017
When does Phase 2 of the Requirements of Participation start and should we be concerned?
Ask the payment expert … about ABNs and denial letters
By
Patricia Boyer
Jan 01, 2015
Can you demystify the ABNs and denial letters process?
Ask the payment expert … about the financial benefits of QAPI
By
Patricia Boyer
Mar 01, 2014
What are the financial benefits to implementing CMS’s Quality Assurance Performance Improvement program?
Ask the payment expert … about facility comparisons
By
Patricia Boyer
Sep 01, 2014
What information is available so we can compare our nursing facility to others in the industry?
Ask the Payment Expert about … Medicare data
By
Patricia Boyer
Sep 05, 2016
It seems like Medicare always has so much information about us. How can we access that data?
Ask the payment expert: the efect of a RUGs-IV delay, info on the Quality Indicator Survey process
I understand that many facilities are being cited during state surveys for not following standards of clinical practice. That citation is frequently cross-referenced to the assessment process. What can...
Ask the payment expert … about inaccurate MDS therapy information
By
Patricia Boyer
Feb 01, 2013
What happens if my therapy company makes an error on the MDS and as a result, a change of therapy was missed? Are we still responsible?