Stay up to date on the implications of ever-changing reimbursement models in the post-acute care continuum. Below are resources to help you understand what current changes mean, how to prepare and what your organizations can do to maximize your reimbursement potential.
Senior Healthcare Specialist Maria Arellano reviews MDS items that impact the PDPM components. One simple way to evaluate your data is to look at the percentage of assessments in the individual drivers for each component.
By Pam Kaiser, MS, RN
Vice President, Clinical Resource Team, PointRight
You get what you pay for. For years, CMS paid for volume and that’s exactly what they got- lots of rehab, lots of tests, lots of specialists; lots of volume. But despite paying a lot for healthcare, our national outcomes remained mixed when compared to other similar countries, particularly in the areas of life expectancy,…
Read MoreBy Maria Arellano, MS, RN, RAC-CT
Senior Healthcare Specialist, PointRight
This is the final blog in our 3-part series focused on looking back at PDPM data thus far so you can plan. Part 1 focuses on key SNF data; Part 2 focuses on compliance and risk. The final blog in our PDPM “Looking Back/Planning Ahead” series focuses on strategies to address the unfavorable data patterns…
Read MoreBy Maria Arellano, MS, RN, RAC-CT
Senior Healthcare Specialist, PointRight
This is the first blog in a series focused on looking back at PDPM data thus far so you can plan. Part 2 focuses on compliance and risk. Part 3 focuses on developing strategies to address unfavorable trends. Most of us have been chomping at the bit to look at the first PDPM era data…
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