by Functional Pathways | Wednesday, December 16, 2020 | Featured, Wellness
Many seniors experience loneliness during the holidays, but this year loneliness will affect seniors, caregivers, and co-workers markedly worse than ever before. We have endured many months of isolation and limited access and gatherings with family, friends, and...
by Gina Elkins | Monday, September 14, 2020 | Clinical, Featured, Regulatory
“Unprecedented”- are you tired of hearing this word? COVID-19, The Public Health Emergency (PHE), Waivers, PPE, etc. If these times aren’t hard enough for health care providers, another blow to our sector is a hit to the CY2021 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed...
by Gina Elkins | Monday, September 14, 2020 | Compliance, Featured, Regulatory
“Unprecedented”- are you tired of hearing this word? COVID-19, The Public Health Emergency (PHE), Waivers, PPE, etc. If these times aren’t hard enough for health care providers, another blow to our sector is a hit to the CY2021 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed...
by Functional Pathways | Tuesday, August 25, 2020 | Featured, Risk Management
I listened to a webinar this week where one of the guest speakers was a Professor of Medicine at UCSF, Dr. Monica Ghandi. One of the topics of discussion included effects of societal masking. Remember when this pandemic first started and all the evidence was geared...
by Gina Elkins | Tuesday, August 11, 2020 | Compliance, Featured, Regulatory, Risk Management
The fourth quarter of FY2019 Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Reports (PEPPERs) are now available as of July 29, 2020 for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). The original scheduled release date was April 6, 2020. What is a P.E.P.P.E.R (PEPPER)? PEPPER...
by Functional Pathways | Wednesday, May 27, 2020 | Featured
Back in February when we first started learning about the devastation of COVID-19, many were thinking, “how long before we get back to normal?” Two months or more into this and, as we slowly start to gingerly take baby steps to returning, it seems this will be our...
