by Gina Elkins | Monday, August 5, 2019 | Compliance, Featured
There are situations when a Skilled Nursing provider may complete an assessment after the 5-day assessment. This assessment is an unscheduled assessment and when deemed appropriate by the provider, may be completed to capture changes in the resident’s status and...
by Functional Pathways | Tuesday, July 2, 2019 | Clinical, Compliance, Regulatory
Protecting patients’ health information is a top concern for all healthcare organizations. One requirement is to have written policies and procedures for the release of medical records that comply with both state and federal laws. In cases where the organization is...
by Functional Pathways | Friday, May 31, 2019 | Clinical, Compliance, Culture
I recently listened to a podcast discussing the importance of the patient experience. It was an enlightening discussion about collaboration across the healthcare continuum focusing on how to improve the health of our citizens. The United States healthcare delivery...
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...
