March 2015 is quickly approaching, which means that Texas nursing facilities have less than five months to complete their preparations for the transition from fee-for-service to Medicaid managed care (STAR+PLUS). The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) issued a bulletin this week reminding Texas facilities of the looming … Read More
New! Now you can view TMHP alerts within SimpleCFS
Texas Medicaid automation for skilled nursing facilities just got easier Providers who use SimpleCFS™ for Texas Medicaid MESAV, 3618/3619 and PASRR automation can now directly access all their TMHP electronic alerts from within SimpleCFS without the need to check the TMHP LTC Online Portal (TMHP portal). As you may know, … Read More
Heads up: Texas PASRR changes coming this summer
On April 28, 2014, the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) and the Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) announced that several Texas PASRR changes are coming this summer to the PASRR (Preadmission Screening and Resident Review) process. An exact date for the changes has not been announced, but … Read More
Texas HHSC delays STAR+PLUS managed care transition to 2015
Sighs of relief can be heard all across Texas this week… The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) announced today they will postpone moving nursing facility residents into STAR+PLUS Medicaid managed care until Mar. 1, 2015. The goal is to allow additional time to address the concerns of facilities, … Read More
TMHP to automatically create PASRR PL1 screenings for residents with no PL1
SimpleCFS™ users take note: TMHP has announced that beginning Feb. 28, 2014, they will automatically generate new Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) PL1 Screening Forms for any Medicaid residents in your facility who have an active MDS 3.0 assessment but no corresponding PL1 Screening Form. At SimpleLTC, we’re pleased … Read More