by Gina Elkins | Monday, March 9, 2015 | Compliance
Every morning when I walk into my office, the first thing I do is say The Carmelina Pledge for Long Term Care. I say it because I have a passion for the elderly. It’s that simple. There are times though through the course of my day when things get tough, and I need...
by Gina Elkins | Tuesday, February 10, 2015 | Compliance
Since 2006, we have been sitting on pins and needles at the end of each year wondering if there will be another extension of the Medicare Part B exceptions process. Did you notice that in December of 2014, it was quiet? You didn’t hear provider groups, Functional...
by Gina Elkins | Wednesday, January 14, 2015 | Compliance
Relationships in healthcare are vital to the success of quality patient care. Without strong working relationships, systems will break down and the ones who ultimately suffer are the resident. MDS Coordinators are valuable to skilled nursing facilities and their...
by Gina Elkins | Wednesday, December 10, 2014 | Compliance
Do you know what will be happening from January 1 through March 31st in 2015? Since the RAC Manual Medical Reviews have resumed for those claims over the threshold, we will begin seeing RAC Manual Medical Reviews on a post-payment basis emerging in February, for all...
by Gina Elkins | Monday, November 10, 2014 | Compliance
We have another “go live” date for ICD-10—-OCTOBER 1, 2015! Are you ready? Of course you are! We were all ready to go for the October 1, 2014 date, weren’t we? We will be transitioning from utilizing 14,000 codes (ICD-9) to utilizing 69,000 codes in ICD-10....
by Gina Elkins | Wednesday, October 15, 2014 | Compliance
Airports are a great location for observing how technology has integrated into our daily lives. We watch people on their smart phones, tablets, laptop computers, and those who are walking around looking for an outlet with a look of absolute fear on their face that...
