Prepare for a more successful, less painful survey We’re pleased to announce our new SimpleAnalyzer™ Survey Risk Tool, designed to guide you toward a more successful, less painful survey. The new functionality is available to all current SimpleAnalyzer™ users. The Survey Risk Tool uses approximately 100 risk indicators from each MDS … Read More
[On-Demand Webinar] PDPM retooling BC/AC (before COVID and after COVID)
In the few short months we have operated under PDPM BC (Before COVID), we saw the implementation of collaborative, strategic approaches to patient-driven care with subsequent reimbursement that was optimistically effective. Then…COVID, a massive disruption to cohesive anything. As we get a glimmer of our life AC (After COVID), we can … Read More
CMS Use of Data on Nursing Home Staffing: Progress and Opportunities to Do More (OIG Report)
“The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken important steps to build a new source for data on nursing home staffing and to use these data to better inform consumers and improve nursing home oversight. CMS provides the public with some of this staffing information on the Care … Read More
To Get Ahead of PDPM Audits, Skilled Nursing Facilities Target Top Areas of Payment Focus
When the overhaul of Medicare Part A reimbursement for nursing homes took effect in October 2019, predictions of audits and the potential for drastic changes came close on its heels. After all, the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) was meant to be revenue-neutral, meaning that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid … Read More
Voices: Marc Zimmet, Chief Executive Officer, Z-CORE Analytics
You are the CEO of Z-CORE Analytics, and you’ve had a long career beyond this. What are the origins of your work with Z-CORE? I’ve been in the skilled nursing space for almost 30 years, all with a concentration on reimbursement-compliance. When I started my career, Medicare payment was driven … Read More