Beginning Oct. 1, 2019, the new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) will shift the way your skilled nursing facility is reimbursed for Medicare A services. PDPM will replace the current RUG-IV system, introducing a whole new way to calculate SNF reimbursement. The current RUG-IV system incentivizes the use of therapy minutes … Read More
CMS off-cycle update affects claims-based measures
On Monday, Nov. 26, CMS alerted providers via their CASPER Five-Star Report that CMS had performed an off-cycle update to the claims-based scores in November. This update affects the outcomes of three claims-based measures: Re-Hospitalized After SNF Admission Outpatient ER Visit Discharged to Community According to CMS: “…It is not … Read More
CMS reports error on Five-Star Preview Reports
Attention MDS Coordinators: CMS recently issued a statement regarding an error located within the MDS quality measure (QM) table on the provider Five-Star Preview Report for October 2018. The data for the line for percentage of high-risk pressure ulcers was missing, which caused the remaining rows to be shifted up. … Read More
Top 5 reasons to stop by SimpleLTC’s booth at THCA
Going to the THCA 68th Annual Convention & Trade Show in Dallas, Oct. 29-31? Here are five reasons why you don’t want to miss visiting SimpleLTC in Booth 314. ezPBJ is your one-stop shop for payroll-based journal compliance, allowing you to assemble PBJ reports from all data sources, identify and … Read More
Thanks 25 million! SimpleLTC celebrates an MDS transmission milestone
We’re proud to announce that SimpleLTC has reached a significant milestone – we’ve transmitted 25 million MDS assessments to CMS. Now serving over 3,000 facilities nationwide, SimpleLTC is the largest third-party transmitter of MDS assessment data. Over the past 15 years, we’ve grown from a startup software company focused on … Read More