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| SPONSORED BY New Networking Event: Post-Acute Care Forum This event is specifically designed for decision-makers at skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies (Manager, Director, Owners/Operators, or VP), who have projects in the pipeline and are actively sourcing solutions. Apply Here | |
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Home Health Medicare-enrolled nurse practitioners in Maryland to certify home health services | Starting in January 2020, Medicare-enrolled nurse practitioners in Maryland will be allowed to certify home health services as part of the Medicare Total Cost of Care (TCOC) Model. The change will be effective for services provided on or after Jan. 1, according to change request 11330. Currently Medicare only pays for home health if a … |
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Post-Acute Care Patients with pre-existing infections discharged to SNFs have fewer readmissions | A study published October 23 by the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, “Role of Post‐Acute Care in Readmissions for Preexisting Healthcare‐Associated Infections,” found that hospital patients treated for pre-existing healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are less likely to be readmitted after being discharged to a SNF, as opposed to home health care. |
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Sponsored Article Post-Acute Wound Management and Patient-Derived Reimbursement Models | By: Roger B. Schechter, MD, Fellow of American College of Wound Specialists; Chief Medical Officer, Synergy Wound Technology Wound care has always been a considerable challenge in the post-acute setting. Patients with skin breakdown usually have a plethora of chronic comorbid conditions. |
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Sponsored Article 5 Ways Interoperability Can Benefit Home-Based Care | By: Navin Gupta, VP, Home Health, Hospice & Private Duty, MatrixCare The digital age has created an overhaul of technology within the healthcare industry – transforming health records into collections of electronic data that should simplify administration processes for providers everywhere. |
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PPS Alert for Long-Term Care Tips for SNFs: Implementing a comprehensive QAPI program in your SNF Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) programs are essential for creating a safe environment in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The current QAPI regulation, § 483.75(c), requires facilities to establish program feedback, data systems, and monitoring that should be updated biennially, according to CMS. | |
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