A little-noticed PBJ policy update last September will play an important role in your Staffing Five-Star rating once CMS begins using PBJ data in 2018: PBJ Census calculations are now based on your MDS. PBJ rules no longer require the submission of Resident Census. Instead, CMS released a new method they will … Read More
Texas QIPP analytics: Drill down to resident-level details
With more than 500 Texas facilities now enrolled, the Quality Incentive Payment Program (QIPP) has quickly become one of the most important factors for SNF success in Texas. To help our customers maximize QIPP results across all their facilities, SimpleLTC recently rolled out a QIPP analytics module built specifically for … Read More
[Webinar] Medicare Part B therapy caps
After 20 years, a repeal of Medicare Part B therapy caps is on the horizon. How will this affect your SNF organization? Watch this free on-demand webinar to learn the most immediate issues facing your SNF, including an explanation of how Congress might repeal the caps and what requirements could … Read More
[On-demand webinar] Preparing for the new survey process (and new F-tags!)
CMS will implement a new survey process starting in November 2017, which means F-Tags as we know them now are going away. Beginning Nov. 28, 2017, all states will see a different kind of survey, a new computer-based process designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of both Traditional and … Read More