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In quarter 1 of 2025 we will be releasing a new version of PDPM Navigator®! We’re really excited to show it to you. The new version will include ALL the current functionality and some exciting new features. I don’t want to spoil the surprises yet, but I will post a couple of screenshots....
It’s springtime and that means rain and wind and blustery weather as winter gives up the ghost and warmer days approach. The spring ritual of shedding the heavy outer garments and donning more comfortable seasonal attire has begun. It’s also time for another early spring ritual. Every year around this time. CMS publishes the proposed… Continue reading Major Wage Index Proposals are in the wind, Courtesy of CMS
It’s time for another Regulatory Reminder. There is a lot going on so let’s get started. Item 1. CMS has released an item set change table supplement document along with MDS 3.0 v.1.8.11 v.6. there were several data set corrections. It would be worth your time to download the supplement to familiarize yourself with the latest data set.…...
For the last two years we have been fortunate as an industry to have received the two largest Market basket updates to our SNF PPS rates since the inception of PPS in 1998. The Market Basket, simply put, is the overall cost of goods and services that contribute to expenditures required to run and maintain… Continue reading 4.0% Update to SNF payments in FY 2024, That’s Good News
Are you ready for MDS 3.0 v1.19.1? Next Fall, more data set changes are in the works. In the FY 2024 Final Rule, CMS adopted the COVID-19 Vaccine: Percent of Patients/Residents Who Are Up to Date (Patient/Resident COVID-19 Vaccine) measure into the SNF QRP. This new measure will affect the QRP APU starting FY 2026.… Continue reading Are you ready for MDS 3.0 v1.19.1?
At Broad River Rehab we love to engage our communities with shared knowledge. Long term care is a complex industry and we are constantly learning from each other. We also love to engage the broader SNF community through a resource on our website we call Ask Our Experts. From time to time we get questions… Continue reading Ever wanted to ask an expert?
Since the initiation of PDPM in October of 2019 providers have been long awaiting medical review from CMS program integrity to assess the accuracy of interdisciplinary team documentation. Now they are here and even though the 45-day turnaround is a quick one, no need to fret. We are here to provide you with key areas… Continue reading CMS Targeted Probe: Top 10 Things for Providers to Know
During our monthly Broad River Rehab Reflections presentation, we highlighted the changes to the recently released MDS. Thank you again to those of you who participated in that web presentation. For those unable to join, we posted the recording and materials on the Insiders page. We are excited to announce that yesterday’s presentation was the…...
It’s been a while since we focused on North Carolina Medicaid. There is actually a lot going on. We going to cover some of it today. Some reference material that will be handy for this post are the current rates. You can download those here. COVID-19 Add-On Currently all Medicaid paid days include an add-on… Continue reading North Carolina Medicaid
It really is starting off to be a busy regulatory year and we’re trying to keep up. As you may be aware, a significant announcement has been made by both Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization (BFCC-QIO) organizations that service SNFs across the country, Kepro and Livanta. These are the organizations that, among… Continue reading Important BFCC-QIO Announcement!