Skilled nursing leaders know that the number of women surviving breast cancer is rising. While this is good news, survivorship care has grown more complex and challenging for clinicians in skilled nursing facilities. One of the most devastating conditions following breast cancer or other cancer surgery and treatment is lymphedema, the potentially permanent swelling that…
There is no buffer between coding and reimbursement. Coding IS reimbursement for physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology, nursing and non-therapy ancillary.
While there are certainly things that need to be in place – employee benefits programs, wellness programs, regularly communications, etc., the ultimately success depends on leadership that leads.
Health disparities and complex social determinants of health (SDoH) have historically compromised patient access to quality care. But policy changes announced recently from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are expected to mitigate these challenges: finalized guidance for the Medicare Advantage program will expand the supplemental benefits afforded to beneficiaries to include items and…
As an industry, we aspire to provide the right solutions, so every clinician and caregiver has the opportunity to practice at the top of his or her license.
If you want to cause panic on an airplane, yell “Bomb!” If you want to cause panic among the staff of a senior living community, mention that you suspect a case of norovirus. Arguably, norovirus is the single biggest source of chaos and upheaval in any assisted or skilled nursing community — especially during the…
Typical training for rehab professionals takes a deficit-based approach: identify the impairments, and work to correct them. While this approach works well for orthopedic surgery, stroke rehab, and other conditions, it leaves out many of those with progressive and irreversible conditions, particularly dementia.
By implementing a virtual care platform, SNFs are building their census by keeping beds filled (preventing avoidable re-hospitalizations), maintaining their incentive payments, and strengthening their own value proposition versus other facilities competing for the same referral stream.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has created a momentum in quality for post-acute care providers. Nursing facilities in the PAC realm know the importance of providing quality care. Quality is the foundation of their reputation in the community they serve. I just returned from the LeadingAge National Conference in Philadelphia re-energized in the…
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