As you may be aware, on April 19th CMS released the FY 2020 SNF PPS Proposed Rule that sets forth the proposed updates to FY 2020 beginning Oct 1, 2019 . As you know, CMS finalized the Patient Driven Payment Model in last year’s final rule, so the proposed rule contains mostly expected revisions related… Continue reading CMS Releases 2020 Proposed Rule – The Highlights
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PDPM Navigator Lite™ – Free in the App Store!
We’ve decided to offer a lite version of our PDPM Navigator™ to everyone FOR FREE! PDPM Navigator Lite™ does everything that our website PDPM Calculator does (and more) but it does it all on your phone. You can use it wherever, whenever, however. No internet is required after the install. How do you get it?… Continue reading PDPM Navigator Lite™ – Free in the App Store!
Providing Measurable Value In CaseMix
How many therapy companies tell you they’ll help you improve your case-mix? How many tell you they’ll help you with ADL training? (Section G isn’t going away if you live in a case-mix state.) How many claim their clients have better reimbursement because of more complete documentation? The answer is nearly all of us make… Continue reading Providing Measurable Value In CaseMix
PDPM Calculator – Thank You!
Since we launched the PDPM Calculator in May of 2018, we’ve received an incredible amount of positive feedback. We’re truly flattered by the response. What started as a tool to help us understand PDPM has turned into something the entire community is using to get ready for this change. We’d like to say a HUGE… Continue reading PDPM Calculator – Thank You!
The Do’s and Don’ts in a Rehab Contract (you WILL amend your contract this year)
With PDPM looming, the industry is abuzz with pricing models as the current RUV IV pricing will no longer apply. Your current rehab provider will come to you soon and propose an amendment to your current contract to account for patient treatment falling under PDPM. This is a PERFECT time for you to not only… Continue reading The Do’s and Don’ts in a Rehab Contract (you WILL amend your contract this year)
PDPM, Non-Therapy Ancillaries & MDS Section I
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
PDPM, SNFs & Therapy Contracts
PDPM is scheduled to be implemented October 1, 2019 for traditional Medicare Part A patients in the SNFs. This will mean your therapy company will probably need to amend their contract to accommodate this new type of payor source. So how will you be charged? Since history is a pretty good indicator of the future,… Continue reading PDPM, SNFs & Therapy Contracts
PDPM Calculator & Wage Indexing
Since we launched our PDPM Calculator, it’s become one of the most popular things on our site. It’s even the second (and third) result on Google for “PDPM calculator”. One request we’ve heard a few times is to add wage indexing so you can see what the rates look like where you live. There are… Continue reading PDPM Calculator & Wage Indexing
Q&A with Joel VanEaton
Recently Broad River Rehab welcomed Joel VanEaton to the team. In this posting we’re going to ask Joel some burning questions we’ve been wondering about and get his perspective. BRR: How will PDPM change the role of the MDS nurse? JVE: Under PDPM the MDS nurse will only become more important for one primary reason:… Continue reading Q&A with Joel VanEaton
Welcome Joel VanEaton!
Broad River Rehab’s Mission and Philosophy statements speak of knowledge and passion. These are two essential values of our employees and clients. It is rare for an organization to have the opportunity to hire a recognized expert in his/her field, and one who also displays an ardent passion in caring for the elderly, but we have done it! Broad River Rehab is excited to… Continue reading Welcome Joel VanEaton!