by Gina Elkins | Monday, June 3, 2019 | Events, Featured, PDPM
Beginning October 1, 2019 providers will need to begin coding a new set of Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) codes in Section Z0100A of the MDS as well as on the Part A claim. This coding of HIPPS codes will identify the resident’s SNF PDPM...
by Gina Elkins | Monday, May 6, 2019 | Events, Featured, PDPM
PDPM! I am sure you have heard about this new payment system by now, right? As you prepare and position yourself for this major change, we have to not only understand all of the moving parts, but more importantly, how all of those moving parts affect resident...
by Functional Pathways | Tuesday, April 30, 2019 | Culture, Events, Featured, Wellness
Measles is making a comeback in 2019 Since January of this year, 22 states have experienced a total of 704 cases of measles, an infectious disease that was supposed to be eradicated almost two decades ago. The most recent cases were found at two California...
by Functional Pathways | Wednesday, April 10, 2019 | Clinical, Culture, Featured, Wellness
Goal: To strengthen the muscles in the back of the leg called the hamstrings. Benefits: By strengthening your hamstrings, it can offset the muscle imbalances caused by strong thighs or quadriceps. It may reduce the cramping that often occurs when trying to use the...
by Functional Pathways | Thursday, March 21, 2019 | Featured, Marketing, Wellness
Goal: To stretch the latissimus dorsi muscle, quadratus lumborum and other para spinal muscles that aid in lateral flexion of the trunk. Make overhead reaching easier. Benefits: Tight muscles that run along the sides of our bodies can lead to back and shoulder pain....
by Gina Elkins | Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | Featured, PDPM
Restorative nursing is important to your facility now and will be under the new Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) payment system. Ensuring that our residents have services to improve or maintain their functional abilities is imperative for resident outcomes and to...
