Upcoming AANAC Webinar: Collaborative Dysphagia Care and the COVID-19 Impact Nursing and therapy teams serving in post-acute care are now presented with unique challenges and opportunities in treatment of COVID-19 patients.This 60-minute webinar will serve as an overview of best practices for clinical assessment, methods for limiting cough eliciting procedures, and treatment of swallowing disorders… Continue reading Upcoming Webinar: Collaborative Dysphagia Care and the COVID-19 Impact
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SNFs and the Covid-19 Waivers vol.1
Covid-19 information has been coming our way at a fast and furious rate the last few weeks. CMS has been releasing a vast amount of information related to waivers etc. intended to alleviate some of the strain at the facility level. We thought it would be helpful to put together a serial BLOG of the… Continue reading SNFs and the Covid-19 Waivers vol.1
Release. The. Data.
HIPAA is nearly 25 years old. It was signed into law in 1996 by president Clinton. HIPAA is older than Netflix. It had several goals at the time of passing, but it is mostly known now as a compliance bar everyone has to get over when dealing with patient data. “Is our email system HIPAA… Continue reading Release. The. Data.
School to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Letter Writing Campaign
I am writing this afternoon to encourage your participation in a letter writing campaign which I believe can make a significant impact on improving spirits and bringing a bit of joy to the vulnerable populations residing in skilled nursing facilities across the nation. The COVID-19 pandemic has provided limited opportunity for two distinct populations to… Continue reading School to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Letter Writing Campaign
Staying Close to the ones you love ♥ with Televisits
The headlines are everywhere. They are heart wrenching and they are real. With skilled nursing facilities across the nation moving towards limited visits in order to protect individuals from the COVID-19 pandemic, families and residents are placed in a unique and often challenging state. “How is Mom going to make it without our weekend visit?”… Continue reading Staying Close to the ones you love ♥ with Televisits
QM Savvy in a QRP World
As an industry, PAC is heading toward a “one world” system. Universal Post-Acute Care, or UPAC is what this will be known as. The IMPACT Act has legislated that soon, LTACHs, IRFs, SNFs and HHs will all be driven by site neutral quality measurement and site neutral payment. The Quality Reporting Program has been materializing… Continue reading QM Savvy in a QRP World
Broad River Rehab- “A Different Path..” Continued
In a September 27th letter to our employees we made a promise that we would take “a different path”, that we valued the treatment and outcomes provided, and that as a result we would continue to treat our residents based on individuals needs after October 1st. We also said that this may sound “radical” but… Continue reading Broad River Rehab- “A Different Path..” Continued
Welcome Renee Kinder!
My mother used to say: “Manning, surround yourself with good people that work hard and are smart. If you do this, you will be successful”. Renee Kinder – MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT Renee Kinder, MS CCC-SLP RAC-CT is our new Vice President of Clinical Services! Renee serves as a member of community faculty for the University… Continue reading Welcome Renee Kinder!
The Name of the Game is SPADEs
It has been said that, “A little bit goes a long way”. And, as an industry, that little bit has been quite a lot as we have geared up for and implemented the PDPM. I for one am feeling the effects of the long way this “little bit” has taken us. Now that we have… Continue reading The Name of the Game is SPADEs
2019 ICD-10 / PDPM Training
On behalf of everyone at Broad River Rehab, we’d like to thank Carol Maher for spending two days with us and teaching ICD-10 coding and PDPM at the beautiful Grove Park Inn in Asheville! The event was informative and entertaining. Carol really knows her stuff! We’d also like to thank everyone who attended. We hope… Continue reading 2019 ICD-10 / PDPM Training