With six quarters of PBJ-based Staffing Five-Star ratings, CMS has created a nationwide apples-to-apples data set that is catching the attention of researchers and academics. Harvard and Vanderbilt researchers published a study in Health Affairs this July. Their analysis of PBJ data found large daily staffing fluctuations, low weekend staffing, and daily staffing … Read More
PDPM: Calculating your NTA comorbidity score
When looking at the Case Mix Index (CMI) components driving your future PDPM reimbursement, don’t overlook the importance of your non-therapy ancillary (NTA) comorbidity score. In this post, we’ll provide some background on what the NTA comorbidity score is and why it will play a critical role under PDPM. What … Read More
Texas Providers: Upcoming TMHP training for LTC Online Portal users
Attention Texas SNFs: Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) has announced a two-part live training webinar to help providers submit forms and assessments accurately and efficiently on the LTC Online Portal. The sessions will be conducted by a TMHP Training Services Representative and will include a live Q&A session and … Read More
Free diagnosis tool: Optimize your ICD-10 coding practices for PDPM
Accurately documenting your primary diagnosis is crucial for maximizing PDPM reimbursement. On Oct. 1, CMS will not accept an MDS without a valid primary diagnosis. To help you prepare for PDPM, we’ve launched a FREE version of our powerful PDPM Diagnosis Explorer tool. With the PDPM Diagnosis tool, you can … Read More
FREE tool: PDPM Diagnosis Explorer
Master PDPM diagnoses with this powerful free tool To help you master PDPM, we’ve launched a FREE version of our powerful PDPM Diagnosis Explorer tool. Now you can: Navigate 65,000+ ICD-10 codes Validate PDPM primary diagnosis codes Identify associated clinical categories Explore NTA and SLP comorbidities for PDPM Target ICD-10 … Read More