The proposed replacement of RUG-IV with RCS-1 is scheduled for implementation in October 2018, and HCPro is dedicated to helping providers navigate this shift every step of the way! It’s important that providers understand how the new survey process differs from prior survey cycles and what to expect from surveyors before they arrive at the facility. If Home Health CAHPS survey vendors want to display an agency’s name and/or logo on mailing envelopes, the vendors need to obtain the agency’s permission, according to CMS. Hospice provider preview reports and Hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Survey ® provider preview reports are now available. The following ethical principles are based on the core values of The Billers’ Association for Long-Term Care. They apply to all members. The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum scheduled for: Thursday, March 8, 2018, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). CMS is granting exceptions under certain Medicare quality reporting and value-based purchasing programs to skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, and hospices. New in the March issue of PPS Alert for Long-Term Care... The forgotten aspect of emergency preparedness: Recovery In 2017, Florida was hit by Hurricane Irma. Many facilities evacuated their residents, per the message delivered from the governor down through the first responders. One nursing home, though, made the decision to shelter in place. As a result of damages from the hurricane, the facility lost electricity. Three days after the hurricane, eight residents (the youngest just 70 years old) died of heat-related conditions caused by high post-hurricane temperatures and lack of air conditioning. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. Monthly In-Service: March issue of CNA Training Advisor Dementia care: Nonpharmacological approaches to behavior management Click here to receive a new lesson plan every month, including course materials, a 4-page in-service, and a quiz targeted to address the unique needs, interests, and concerns of CNAs. Simplified Compliance: Education and Training Tools Budget Act of 2018: Leverage new opportunities for F2F, payment reform, and more Understanding phase 2 requirements for survey readiness Learn how to analyze your quality measures data to increase performance CMS estimates that this area of compliance will cost home health agencies the most in new CoP QAPI: How to craft a robust, compliant performance improvement project An interdepartmental collaboration you must have in your facility | | Product Spotlight The Long-Term Care Administrator’s Boot Camp offers skilled nursing facility administrators a review of Medicare regulations and best practices for ensuring the provision of high-quality services, resident satisfaction, quality survey outcomes, and proper payments. Specifically, The Long-Term Care Administrator’s Boot Camp focuses on how Medicare regulations guide clinical and financial operations, and explains the role of the administrator in admissions, documentation, MDS, billing, coding, compliance and ethics, and quality improvement. This includes how to delegate appropriately, build the necessary infrastructure of quality improvement teams, analyze each facility’s resident population needs and risks, and implement effective systems and processes to achieve regulatory compliance. Administrators can expect to learn how to lead and manage facilities to regulatory compliance and to avoid survey issues, claims audits, and improper Medicare payments. |
| SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | | | Upcoming CMS Events Tuesday, March 6, 2:00pm-3:30pm, ET - Home Health Review and Correct Reports Webinar Thursday, March 8, 2018, 2:00pm-3:00pm, ET - SNF/LTC Open Door Forum Tuesday, March 20, 1:30pm-3:00pm, ET - Person-Centered Care Planning and Practice Recommendations Call: Dementia Care in Nursing Homes |
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