We are now more than a year into PDPM. How’s it going? If you are like most people, you are doing better financially with PDPM than with the RUG-IV, 66 grouper it replaced. In fact the data is pretty clear that almost everyone is doing better financially under PDPM. Now we are starting to hear… Continue reading PDPM, Medicaid and the Future
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PDPM Calculator & PDPM Navigator™ Updates for FY2021
We just updated the PDPM Calculator for CMS fiscal year 2021. The updates include: New wage indexing. New base rates New labor/non-labor split For those of you who use PDPM Navigator, those same changes are headed to your phone and/or tablet. iPhone users should see an update very early in the morning of October 1st.… Continue reading PDPM Calculator & PDPM Navigator™ Updates for FY2021
Wage Indexes are Changing. Get Ready for Yours!
CMS FY 2021 will be here in a few short days and with it the changes that have been finalized by CMS in the final rule on July 31st. One of the important changes that will occur this year has to do with the wage index. The wage index is an adjustment made to the… Continue reading Wage Indexes are Changing. Get Ready for Yours!
FY 2021 SNF PPS Final Rule, what you need to know!
In just a few short weeks, we will begin the second FY since the initiation of the PDPM. With the unprecedented encounter we have had with the COVID PHE, there have been decisions on the part of CMS to limit the number of obvious changes that were to take effect this fall. However, due to… Continue reading FY 2021 SNF PPS Final Rule, what you need to know!
PDPM Report Cards
Do you know how you compare to other skilled nursing facilities in the state? How do you compare to the nation? Do other facilities find more NTA points than you? Is your percentage of clinically complex similar to other facilities in your state? Do you document more or less depression than average? How does your… Continue reading PDPM Report Cards
$59/Day: Good, Great and Shameful
When $59 per Day, per PDPM Patient is a Good Thing When $59 per Day, per PDPM Patient is a Great Thing When $59 per Day, per PDPM Patient is a Shameful Thing I have been in the management of therapy delivery in SNFs for a very long time. I have seen, and probably know,… Continue reading $59/Day: Good, Great and Shameful
MDS v1.17.2 – What Changed?
This week, CMS surprised us with a revised version of the MDS that will be effective this fall for FY 2021. It is a surprise because nothing about this particular change was mentioned in the proposed rule posted in April. CMS has indicated in the May posting on the MDS Technical Information page that in… Continue reading MDS v1.17.2 – What Changed?
PDPM Navigator™ PRO Version 1.1.1 Released
Yesterday we released an update to PDPM Navigator™ PRO which will allow you to save cases. This has been requested by quite a few of you so we’re excited for you to try it. (Note: this feature is for PROs only. If you’d like the PRO version of PDPM Navigator™, it’s available for free to… Continue reading PDPM Navigator™ PRO Version 1.1.1 Released
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
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Recently a colleague of mine completed an audit for a customer facility of all Part A residents with zero NTA points. The purpose was to answer the question: “Is it really possible these people have no non-therapy ancillaries?” The results were eye opening: More than 26% of the admissions DID have a potential NTA that… Continue reading Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare