Nursing Home Compare revisions deserve only 2 stars
Recent changes to the Nursing Home Compare website leave a lot to be desired. I give them two out of a possible four stars.
Most recent articles by Steven Littlehale
Monet embraced change, have you?
It’s a wild time in long-term care — and a good time to embrace change.
Portmanteau a PDPM parody
Here’s how you use some humor to directly confront PDPM myths and nonsense, as well as suggest some authentic opportunities to provide and document better care.
Sometimes you don’t need a predictive analytic when common sense will do
Once again, we’re seeing that the importance of Five-Star outcomes has increased at a greater velocity than a cupcake out of the Magnolia Bakery.
2019 predictions From a cockeyed optimist
I did an informal survey around the office to get a broad set of the top 13 predictions for 2019 and I’d like to share them with you. There is some cheek in these predictions, but all grounded in solid insight.
It’s not morbid to talk about death … a lot
It’s not morbid to talk about death, even on the dance floor at your high school reunion.
Cut into some apple pie instead of your MDS staffing budget
It was about an hour after the release of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule for FY19, which contained the big Patient-Driven Payment Model reveal, that a wave of bold and somewhat uninformed statements surfaced.
Copernicus update! The Earth now revolves around ICD-10 codes
In the past, our skilled nursing world has revolved around a sun of its own, known as resource utilization groups (particularly the lucrative high-therapy ones). Now, however, according to the details of the new Medicare fee-for-service reimbursement model known as the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), it seems that we’ll soon be revolving around a different sun altogether: ICD-10 codes.
Ball girl, stand down!
There is something you and your team must do immediately, the success of which will make or break your transition to the government’s new payment model. Relax. Refresh. Recharge. Only with a clear mind, renewed spirit and body will you create the best, most effective transition plan.
‘Love hurts’ and sometimes so do averages
Averages can help or hinder your evaluation of performance. Adding a few additional pieces of data can really support your efforts to properly see opportunity and manage risk.
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