In my 30+-plus years in the world of therapy, I have never seen a year like this. In October, we were hit with the change in reimbursement through the Medicare system called the Patient Driven Payment Model, or PDPM. I thought that that was plenty to handle; all the different therapy companies were hoping they made the…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has updated MDS 3.0 items (version 1.17.2) along with related technical data specifications. But providers could be left in “limbo” as they await for more information regarding the changes from their state Medicaid agencies, according to one expert.
Hospitals have saved money in alternative payment models through reducing institutional post-acute care, especially in skilled nursing, but are potentially headed toward unintended negative consequences, experts said last week.
CMS has been clear that a major aspect to the design of the PDPM is payment that is quality informed. That cannot be overstated.
ationing care may benefit the facility’s bottom line in the short term, but will not generate positive outcomes and good will in the community. As I advise and sometimes lecture, we need to do the right thing for our patients and our customers.
A banking expert is predicting that the skilled nursing industry’s new payment model is going to create a world of “haves” and “have-nots.”
The only way to prepare for PDPM is to effectively engage with the experts who understand this highly complex and frail patient population.
Many skilled nursing operators are not prepared for the industry’s upcoming payment model switch, but a new analysis shares some key tips to close that knowledge gap.
Long-term care professionals have been diligently cramming to prepare for a new skilled nursing reimbursement system in October, but a data expert had a sobering observation for presentation attendees Friday.
After receiving a barrage of feedback, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is updating its new website for the Patient-Driven Payment Model, and touting a quick release for a much-anticipated regulatory/training manual
