New bundled payment model may leave SNFs at disadvantage
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 11, 2018
A new voluntary bundled payment model announced this week doesn’t focus on cost-saving innovations in the long-term care setting and limits benefits for those providers, observers said Wednesday.
SNFs can prosper after CMS’ bundled pay postponement
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Jan 08, 2018
Skilled nursing providers should capitalize on the opportunities presented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ plans to roll out more voluntary payment initiatives, according to observers.
Survey: Three-quarters of providers in bundled pay models saw quality improvements
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Sep 21, 2017
Participating in a bundled payment program helped improve care quality and lower costs for the majority of providers across the continuum, according to the results of a new small-scale survey.
Prepare your team for payment changes at Feb. 16 webinar
Feb 05, 2016
With the federal government’s huge push away from fee-for-service care, it’s a tricky time to be a post-acute care provider. A Feb. 16 McKnight’s Super Tuesday webinar will tackle the...
Providers testify against post-acute bundled pay bill at hearing
By
John Hall
Apr 17, 2015
A top nursing home advocate on Thursday urged killing a bill calling for the bundling of Medicare payments for post-acute care services.
2016 budget aims for $400 billion in Medicare reductions
By
John Hall
Feb 03, 2015
Nursing homes will be asked to deliver care much more efficiently and for significantly less over the next 10 years based on proposals in the 2016 budget released by the White House on Monday.
A SNF-hospital marriage that appears likely to last
By
John O'Connor
Jan 30, 2015
Partnerships linking skilled care operators and hospitals have been touted as all but inevitable. Yet good examples are few and far between. It turns out Dallas might be a pretty good place to look for...
60 seconds with … Avalere Health Director Brian Fuller
Aug 01, 2014
Q: The government is notifying new participants in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative. Do you expect more post-acute providers in this latest round?
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Jul 30, 2014
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Hospitals in the Midwest refer patients to the broadest networks of skilled nursing facilities, study...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 24, 2014
Midwestern hospitals spread referrals to the greatest variety of skilled nursing facilities and tap their favorite SNFs least often, according to a recently published analysis of nationwide referral patterns.