Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data have hit the mainstream. Whether it’s the amazing advances in image recognition or sentiment analysis or shockingly accurate and timely friend suggestions and targeted ads. CMS has even launched the “Artificial Intelligence Health Outcomes Challenge”. More information is available here. The purpose of the project is to predict unplanned… Continue reading “Big Data”, Artificial Intelligence and Skilled Nursing
Author: Joe Eaton
Just How Many HIPPS Codes Are There?
A lot has been made of the complexity of PDPM. We’ve all heard by now there are more than 28 thousand code combinations. Let me get straight to the point: this narrative is wrong and is being used to make you feel like PDPM is too complex for you to handle. The “more than 28… Continue reading Just How Many HIPPS Codes Are There?
Note to All Employees
PDPM Navigator™ Updated!
Based on the information CMS updated on 8-30, we’ve updated PDPM Navigator™. Check the app store for the latest version, 0.4.0. iPhone users take note: the update takes a little longer with Apple. You should expect to see the update on Thursday! Thank you to everyone that has installed PDPM Navigator™ and continue to do… Continue reading PDPM Navigator™ Updated!
North Carolina Medicaid Trends Continue
In every state we analyze that has a case-mix system there are certain trends that we see over and over. Two of the most common trends are: Average case-mix slowly increases over time. This is true even in states that have a budget neutrality factor (BNF). North Carolina doesn’t have a BNF. In states that… Continue reading North Carolina Medicaid Trends Continue
Document Navigator!
Broad River Rehab is beyond excited to announce our Document Navigator! It uses cutting-edge AI technology to quickly read your patient documentation and find everything from non-therapy ancillaries to medications! You simply drag and drop a document onto a web page. We’ll scan it and highlight all the important items so you can find those… Continue reading Document Navigator!
Introducing … Provider Rating Report Scanner!
As you are probably aware, Broad River Rehab created Staffing Navigator to make it easier for facilities to understand the interaction between staffing levels and star ratings. (If you haven’t heard of Staffing Navigator, check your app store. It’s free and we’ll train you.) We learned a lot of things creating that app. The original… Continue reading Introducing … Provider Rating Report Scanner!
THCA 2019 – Nashville Tennessee
If you are in Nashville for the 2019 THCA/TNCAL Convention and Trade Show, please stop by and see us at both 515. We’re giving away some fun things as well as offering a sneak peek at one of our newest tools. (It’s so new we haven’t even announced it yet!)
PDPM Navigator™ Updated with Final Rule
You might have noticed we’ve been absent on the blog for a while. That’s because we have a couple of big projects going on. While I can’t announce anything just yet, stay tuned… I can say we’ve updated PDPM Navigator™ to reflect the changes in the Final Rule. Your phone will update automatically or you… Continue reading PDPM Navigator™ Updated with Final Rule
How does case-mix drive staffing ratings?
Changes in patient acuity change the case-mix or “expected” hours used to determine staffing stars. That’s not news for anyone who reads this blog. The problem is the relationship is difficult to tease out. This is because CMS does not publish the exact criteria they use to select assessments that are included in calculating acuity… Continue reading How does case-mix drive staffing ratings?