Say goodbye to RUGs-IV and say hello to PDPM. The much-anticipated RCS-1 system is no longer on the horizon. Instead, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) in the FY 2019 SNF PPS Proposed Rule. The PDPM payment model for PPS SNF patients is proposed … Read More
[Webinar] PDPM demystified: What you need to know now
One of our most popular webinar series ever, with over 2,000 attendees to our two webinar sessions. The much-anticipated RCS-1 system is no longer on the horizon. Instead, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) in the FY 2019 SNF PPS Proposed Rule. … Read More
Important: Upcoming Texas HHSC systems outage, July 3-8
Attention Texas Providers: Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has announced a planned system outage, July 3-8, 2018. From 6:00pm on Tuesday, July 3, until 7:00am on Monday, July 9, all HHSC applications related to Texas LTC providers and processing will be unavailable as HHSC updates various hardware and software systems. … Read More
Save the date! 2018 PASRR Services in Texas Conference, Aug. 22-23
Attention Texas Providers: Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC) has announced a valuable training conference for everyone involved in Texas PASRR. What 2018 PASRR Services in Texas Conference, hosted by Texas HHSC Click here to download flyer. CEUs will be offered (additional details provided at the time of registration). When Aug. … Read More
[On-demand webinar] Will PBJ erase your star rating?
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