Congrats, you survived Oct. 2019! October has been quite an eventful month. After what felt like a lifetime of anticipation, we said goodbye to RUGs and hello to PDPM, ushering in the largest change to skilled nursing since the implementation of MDS 3.0 in 2010. With that transition, we experienced … Read More
SimpleAnalyzer™ refresher video now available
Need a refresher on SimpleAnalyzer™? In this free 40-minute training, we’ll walk through SimpleAnalyzer and show you how to: Improve quality measures Forecast PDPM reimbursement Reduce rehospitalizations And more In order to access the video, please fill out the form at the link below. What’s covered Overview (0:00) Workflow/Navigation (2:27) … Read More
PDPM: 2 important ways to avoid audits
Audits are a necessary evil in the Medicare world. CMS performs audits to prevent healthcare fraud and abuse. As a result, providers are subject to scrutiny and potentially negative financial consequences. Now that the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is almost upon us, it’s important to look at ways you can … Read More
CMS did it again! Here’s why your star rating just dropped…again
As we discussed in our recent Falling Stars blog post, CMS has adopted an aggressive approach in managing the Five-Star Quality Rating System. Their overall goal is to realign the star rating calculations and provide a more accurate overall rating system for SNFs. As our article mentioned, going forward CMS … Read More
[On-demand webinar] PDPM in the real world: Solutions and case studies
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn practical, real-world tips for PDPM preparation. By now you know “what” and “why” of the new Patient-Driven Payment Model, but what about the “how”? How can you ensure accurate diagnoses, manage changing per-diem rates and avoid the specter of audits? How can you … Read More