Author: Joe Eaton

Value-Based Purchasing Data

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CMS recently released updated information on the value-based purchasing program. The data included a facility-level look at how the program is going. CMS also expressed concern during the Open Door forum that the rate of re-hospitalization had increased over the baseline year even with the financial incentive. Let’s take a closer look at the data,… Continue reading Value-Based Purchasing Data

Minor Changes to PDPM Calculator

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We’ve made a couple of minor changes to the PDPM calculator. As CMS releases more information, we will continue to update the calculator to keep it as accurate as possible. For today’s update, we have two minor changes: Under some circumstances, it is possible that the PT/OT category will not be “Acute Neurologic” even though… Continue reading Minor Changes to PDPM Calculator

The ADL Difference

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Take a look at this: (click to enlarge) View fullsize This is data from 2016. At that time, Broad River Rehab was just getting started. We were serving only 8 facilities. But even at this early stage you can see that our customers had significantly higher ADL scores than national averages. We’d effectively moved more… Continue reading The ADL Difference

ALF Expectations

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down and share a meal with some smart and savvy operators of several assisted living facilities after the NCALA Trade Show. (By the way, the show was awesome! Thanks NCALA!) During that meal, a very smart nurse said the following: (I’m paraphrasing here.) Changes that you might expect… Continue reading ALF Expectations

PDPM, Non-Therapy Ancillaries & MDS Section I

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PDPM includes a new pay category, the non-therapy ancillary or NTA. Everyone I’ve talked to agrees the NTA payment is a good idea. But, since it’s new, we’re going to have to work on understanding how it’s supposed to work, and how we can most easily and efficiently complete the assessment with accurate information. View… Continue reading PDPM, Non-Therapy Ancillaries & MDS Section I

Q4 2018 North Carolina Medicaid Data

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The data used to set rates for skilled nursing facilities in North Carolina for the final quarter of 2018 is here. We mine this data every quarter for not only trends but to also identify opportunities for us and our clients. I’ll summarize the major points here. View fullsize Overall case-mix index continues to climb.… Continue reading Q4 2018 North Carolina Medicaid Data