Value-based care demands unprecedented collaboration between nursing home leaders and medical directors,...
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 20, 2024
Nursing home leadership should intensify efforts to include their medical directors in regular team meetings, analyses of care issues and agenda-setting, according to a physician expert, who added that...
MDS ‘alarm’ bells key to quality gains in heightened reporting environment: expert
By
Josh Henreckson
May 06, 2024
Patterns revealed by Minimum Data Set entries and what they unearth about patient care can help providers perform better on quality measures, if that data is used to better understand and act on problem...
Medicare audits ‘ramping up’ with isolation coding in the crosshairs
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 22, 2024
Auditors are paying special attention to isolation and quarantine coding amid already heightened Medicare nursing home audits that are expected to increase in coming months, experts warn.
AAPACN regales 25 years at conference April 10-13
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 08, 2024
AAPACN is celebrating its 25th anniversary at its annual conference April 10-13 in Hollywood, FL.
More knowledgeable nurse assessment coordinators needed, group says
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 12, 2023
More than one-quarter of nurse assessment coordinators have limited on-the-job experience, potentially leaving providers at risk for survey deficiencies and leading to poorer health outcomes for facility...
CMS 5-claim audits so far a ‘debacle’
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 22, 2023
A new federal review process designed to lower the rate of improper government payments is sending provider staffs scurrying to justify their coding.
AAPACN annual conference rolls dice in Las Vegas April 19-21
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 17, 2023
Registration is in full swing for the The American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN) annual conference. The event will be held April 19-21 at The Tropicana Las Vegas.
US News adds nursing home ownership tenure, weekend staffing, infection data to its ratings
By
Joe Bush
Nov 15, 2022
US News & World Report’s well-known nursing home ratings kicked up the heat on operators this year, adding information on ownership tenure, weekend staffing levels and infections.
Ask the nursing expert … about trauma care approaches
By
Amy Stewart
Nov 11, 2022
Q: How can we care plan for resident trauma?
Nearly 1,200 ICD coding changes kick in Saturday
By
Joe Bush
Sep 30, 2022
Providers are trying to wrap their arms — and their software — around almost 1,200 ICD-10 coding updates that go into effect starting this weekend, including an “explosion of codes” related to...