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...
by Functional Pathways | Thursday, October 18, 2018 | Clinical, Culture, Featured, Uncategorized
Erica Holt graduated from college with a degree as an occupational therapy assistant degree knowing she wanted to make a difference in long term care. After several years working as a staff clinician, she wanted to learn about operational and clinical management. At...
by Functional Pathways | Tuesday, October 9, 2018 | Culture, Featured, Marketing
McKnight’s Long Term Care News just release a wonderful article on a free VR dementia course geared to promote empathy. Relias has released “A Day in the Life of Henry: A Dementia Experience” (https://preview.relias.com/Library/Demo/2017/VR/story_html5.html?lms=1) to...
by Functional Pathways | Thursday, September 27, 2018 | Clinical, Compliance, Featured
On July 31, 2018, CMS released the SNF-PPS Final Rule which will establish the new Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) for Medicare Part A reimbursement effective October 1 2019. This new reimbursement system will base payment on the resident’s medical diagnostic...
by Functional Pathways | Tuesday, September 25, 2018 | Clinical, Compliance, Featured
Beginning October 1, 2018, CMS will implement changes to the assessment-based quality measures (Section GG). This section of the MDS will continue be entered on the initial and final assessments. The data will allow functional outcomes to be measured as a part of...
by Gina Elkins | Wednesday, March 14, 2018 | Clinical, Compliance, Featured
Working in Silos: The Three Lives of a Cancer Patient This is a story of an extremely active seventy-year-old man who was diagnosed with tonsil cancer that produced a tumor in his neck. This man volunteers 40 hours a week every week, for the past six years at the...
