by Functional Pathways | Tuesday, March 26, 2019 | Clinical, Compliance, Regulatory
The Skilled Nursing Facilities Readmission Measure (SNFRM) is the quality measure used to evaluate skilled nursing facility performance in the CMS Value-Based Purchasing program (VBP). A facility’s performance is linked to value-based financial incentives and...
by Functional Pathways | Friday, January 11, 2019 | Clinical, Compliance, Human Resources, Wellness
Wikipedia says: Safety culture includes the attitude, beliefs, perceptions and values that employees share in relation to safety in the workplace. Safety culture is a part of organizational culture and has been described by the phrase “the way we do things...
by Gina Elkins | Tuesday, January 8, 2019 | Clinical, Compliance, Regulatory
I was driving this past weekend near the lake in my home town and the car in front of me swerved and went left of center because a bird literally flew in to the windshield. Fortunately, there were no other cars traveling in the opposite direction and the driver was...
by Functional Pathways | Friday, December 14, 2018 | Clinical, Events, Marketing, Wellness
Functional Pathways has recently launched a partnership with Medbridge, an innovative learning platform. Medbridge is a leader in providing the highest quality contining education, patient education and home exercise programs in the healthcare industry. Continuing...
by Gina Elkins | Friday, December 7, 2018 | Clinical, Compliance, Regulatory
On December 6, 2018, Deputy Administrator and Director for CMS issued a CMCS Informational Bulletin informing Case-Mix states of two changes that may impact their payments for Medicaid patients in the nursing home setting.Effective October 1, 2019, PDPM will replace...
by Jennifer Callahan | Thursday, November 29, 2018 | Clinical, Featured, Regulatory
The Final Rule, published by CMS on November 23, 2018, addresses several items that will affect the treating therapist, whether in outpatient hospitals, rehabilitation agencies, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, or comprehensive outpatient...
