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Updates to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Claims

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management, Practitioners
November 12, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new MLN Matters Article MM11992 on Updates to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Claims. Learn about a claims processing instruction update.

Futures Program Turning 20 and as Popular as Ever

Spotlight
November 12, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join In 2001, the first class of the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine’s Futures Program attracted 49 residents and fellows to the AMDA Annual Conference for an intensive learning experience...

November 8, 2020

Weekly Roundup
November 8, 2020
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SNF Quality Reporting Program: October Refresh

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
November 6, 2020
The October refresh of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting data is available. Visit the Nursing Home Compare website, Care Compare website, and Provider Data Catalog to view the data. For more information: SNF Quality Public Reporting...

Flu Shots: Each Visit is an Opportunity

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
November 6, 2020
Flu shots are free for your Medicare patients if you accept assignment. Medicare Part B covers one flu shot per flu season and additional flu shots if medically necessary. Every patient visit is an opportunity to promote the flu shot. The Centers...

SNF Quality Reporting Program: Confusion Assessment Method Video Tutorial

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
November 6, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a video tutorial for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program on the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM © ) cognitive assessment. Learn about: Standardized data...

SNF Quality Reporting Program: Brief Interview for Mental Status Video Tutorial

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Practitioners
November 6, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a video tutorial for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program on the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) cognitive assessment. Learn about: Standardized data...

November 1, 2020

Weekly Roundup
November 6, 2020
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The Pandemic and PTSD: Helping Vets Weather the Storm

Spotlight
November 5, 2020
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Currently, over half the U.S. veteran population is receiving care outside of the Veterans Affairs Health Care System (VAHCS), including in skilled nursing facilities and other post-acute and long-term care (PALTC...

Attitudes and Experiences of Frontline Nursing Home Staff Toward Coronavirus Testing

JAMDA
November 5, 2020
Nursing home (NH) residents are particularly vulnerable to contracting Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) because of congregate living and need for personal care. They are also more at risk for adverse outcomes due to advanced age and medical...