Attention Texas Providers: On our Texas PASRR update webinar yesterday, Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC) made an important announcement about the discontinuation of Form 1013. Form 1013 is used when the nursing facility wants to change a negative PL1 that has already been submitted. The HHSC Intellectual and Developmental … Read More
[On-demand webinar] Will PBJ erase your star rating?
Your PBJ data is about to change your Five-Star rating. Is your organization ready? In a recent letter, CMS confirmed that, beginning in April 2018, it will use PBJ (Payroll-Based Journal) data to calculate staffing measures of the nursing home quality rating system. This means that staffing measures displayed on … Read More
[On-demand webinar] RCS-1 and more: SNF payment models on the horizon
When will RCS-1 become a fact of life? How will it affect SNF payments and workflow? Skilled nursing facilities may soon understand what kind of Medicare Part A payment reform is on the horizon and when it will begin. Last May, CMS signaled it is working on the Resident Classification … Read More
A better way to predict rehospitalization
Just looking at SNF resident symptoms and risk factors is not enough to predict rehospitalization, according to a recent independent study. The research, funded by the CMS Innovation Center, was designed to help SNFs and hospitals understand why long-term care residents are rehospitalized. Diagnoses such as heart failure or urinary … Read More
2018 Texas PASRR training from HHS – register now!
Again for 2018, SimpleLTC has worked with Texas Healthcare and Human Services (HHS) to schedule a series of PASRR training webinars for Texas nursing facilities Each one-hour webinar — known as a PASRR Technical Assistance Call (PTAC) — provides detailed information regarding the latest PASRR issues affecting Texas skilled nursing facilities. … Read More