Skilled nursing operators would be remiss to forget about the opportunities the Patient Driven Payment Model presents during the ongoing public health emergency, according to a new industry report. Most concerning has been the largest annual decline in cash flow observed, researchers said.
A must-attend webinar on the Patient Drive Payment Model will present an executive review of the key data and compliance issues. The CE-available session starts at 1 p.m. ET Oct. 14 and features well-known educator Leah Klusch
Workforce challenges that have plagued long-term care operators during the coronavirus pandemic will get worse as the crisis further progresses this year, one of the nation’s top health policy analysts said Tuesday.
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.
