Your PBJ data is about to change your Five-Star rating. Is your organization ready? In a recent letter, CMS confirmed that, beginning in April 2018, it will use PBJ (Payroll-Based Journal) data to calculate staffing measures of the nursing home quality rating system. This means that staffing measures displayed on … Read More
[On-demand webinar] RCS-1 and more: SNF payment models on the horizon
When will RCS-1 become a fact of life? How will it affect SNF payments and workflow? Skilled nursing facilities may soon understand what kind of Medicare Part A payment reform is on the horizon and when it will begin. Last May, CMS signaled it is working on the Resident Classification … Read More
A better way to predict rehospitalization
Just looking at SNF resident symptoms and risk factors is not enough to predict rehospitalization, according to a recent independent study. The research, funded by the CMS Innovation Center, was designed to help SNFs and hospitals understand why long-term care residents are rehospitalized. Diagnoses such as heart failure or urinary … Read More
2018 Texas PASRR training from HHS – register now!
Again for 2018, SimpleLTC has worked with Texas Healthcare and Human Services (HHS) to schedule a series of PASRR training webinars for Texas nursing facilities Each one-hour webinar — known as a PASRR Technical Assistance Call (PTAC) — provides detailed information regarding the latest PASRR issues affecting Texas skilled nursing facilities. … Read More