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
Better Texas MESAV data and reporting with SimpleCFS™ notes
We just launched a new feature within SimpleCFS that helps you improve the tracking and oversight of your Texas MESAV processes, as well as generate more accurate reports. The SimpleCFS™ MESAV “Add Note” feature allows you to add notes to your MESAV data to indicate why a missing monthly unit … Read More
New SimpleCFS™ LTCMI alert helps avoid PASRR PL1 compliance issues
“Have you seen this new alert on SimpleLTC? It’s great! As I clicked on the LTCMI form for completion, it popped up this alert to inform me that a PL1 has NOT been completed on this resident yet. Way to go, SimpleLTC!” — Clinical Reimbursement Specialist This is an actual … Read More