PDPM recalibration may not come right away, experts say
Stakeholders were keeping a close eye on any data available at press time that could lead to conclusions about the recently instituted Patient Driven Payment Model.
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14th Online Expo slated
Lessons learned under the Patient Driven Payment Model will be the theme of two webinars at the 14th annual McKnight’s Online Expo.
14th McKnight’s Online Expo set for March 18-19
It’s McKnight’s Online Expo time again — March 18 and 19 to be exact.
This Medicaid fight could be the ugliest yet
A national Medicaid brouhaha that is unfolding should scare the daylights out of providers.
Expert says PDPM pay rates continue to creep up but warns about over exuberance
Daily pay rates in November under the Patient Driven Payment Model were an estimated 5.27% above federal regulators’ forecast, according to a report released Wednesday by the Zimmet Healthcare Services Group. But in many cases, overall (prorated) provider revenue was below base-year projections due to “atrophy” of the Medicare fee-for-service population, Zimmet Healthcare CEO Marc…
To crush or not to crush? Key med questions answered at Feb. 12 webinar
A special McKnight’s Feb. 12 webinar will delve into new standards for handling meds in long-term care facilities, including the prospect of crushing pills.
AAPACN opens registration for annual conference
The American Association of Post-Acute Care Nurses is holding its annual conference April 15-17 in Atlanta.
BREAKING: CMS posts new draft version of MDS 3.0 Item Set Change History
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has posted a detailed MDS 3.0 Item Set Change History for its next version of the MDS, which is scheduled to go live Oct. 1, 2020.
CMS ‘interested’ in patient satisfaction scores for nursing homes
Federal regulators say that nursing homes could eventually come to see patient satisfaction scores included in Five Star Quality Ratings and on the Nursing Home Compare website.
Cue Jagger on this problem, nursing homes
Rolling Stones and nursing homes parallels? It’s not what you think, but there are mixed emotions.
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