A model that is not based on volume and that measures patient outcomes. “One key provider advocate is expressing optimism that a pending new payment system will spare operators from therapy upcoding lawsuits like the one settled for $10 million Wednesday. Implementation of the Patient-Driven Payment Model will reward valueContinue Reading
AHCA’s five main concerns and hopes/wish list in brief, they are: 1) Getting broader admission (read: reimbursement) categorizations than those in the ICD-10 coding system, 2) a longer window to make modifications to initial MDS assessments, which under the new system could easily stick a provider/beneficiary with too little orContinue Reading
The SNF VBP (Value-Based Purchasing Program), begins Oct 1, 2018 and rewards Skilled Nursing Facilities with motivational payments for performance on reducing hospital re-admissions known as the Skilled Nursing Facility 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Measure (SNFRM). The calculation is based on a facility’s re-hospitalization rate in Calendar Year 2017 or improvementContinue Reading
Good read. Get informed. SNF world is changing once again. Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM): “The agency said the new SNF classification system model would also allow patients to choose a skilled nursing facility with services tailored to their condition because payments will be tied to condition rather than each specificContinue Reading
Great article on strategy. Reminded me of the first words ever taught to me on strategy by a professor at the Argentine Naval School of War: “There is no such thing as ‘strategic planning’. It’s incongruent. There is strategy, operational planning and tactical execution. All three connected, but different phasesContinue Reading
Agustin Ramos named an Innovator of the Year for NMS Dialysis, the first dialysis company to provide bedside dialysis to residents in a skilled nursing facility. “This year’s Innovators of the Year are on the cutting edge. They represent the best of Maryland in diverse fields such as technology, education,Continue Reading
“These six winners have compelling stories and business plans, and public voting has identified them as top entrepreneurs among our national field of entries,” said Terry Connell, senior vice president, Comcast Business.Continue Reading
