Say goodbye to RUGs-IV and say hello to PDPM. The much-anticipated RCS-1 system is no longer on the horizon. Instead, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) in the FY 2019 SNF PPS Proposed Rule. The PDPM payment model for PPS SNF patients is proposed … Read More
Summer PASRR training opportunities for Texas providers
Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) and Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) are each offering new PASRR training opportunities for Texas nursing facilities in June and July. Read on to learn the details, then click the links to register. June PASRR/NFSS training webinars from TMHP Texas Medicaid & Healthcare … 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
[On-demand webinar] Texas STAR+PLUS: We need to see your credentials!
Attention Texas providers! New STAR+PLUS MCO credentialing requirements take effect Apr. 1, 2018. Is your SNF organization ready? If you’re not sure, you need this webinar. Beginning Apr. 1, 2018, all Texas nursing facilities must comply with new STAR+PLUS credentialing requirements, with a deadline of the MCOs credentialing all current facilities by … Read More