by Gina Elkins | Monday, December 2, 2019 | Clinical, Compliance, PDPM
CMS issued their updated their guidance to Medicare Administrator Contractors (MACs) on November 15, 2019 regarding Medical Review Instructions related to Skilled Nursing Facilities in Publication 100-08 Medicare Program Integrity, Transmittal 924. The effective date...
by Functional Pathways | Friday, September 20, 2019 | PDPM
In less than two short weeks the Post Acute Care world will see the biggest change in reimbursement in over 20 years. PDPM here we come. How daunting is this, most of your employees have never practiced outside of the RUG world. But remember, the healthcare...
by Gina Elkins | Monday, September 16, 2019 | PDPM
Well my friends, it is time to seriously review your Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) transition strategy. October 1st is just around the corner. Over the past nine months, at Functional Pathways, we have had a robust educational campaign to prepare and position...
by Functional Pathways | Thursday, August 29, 2019 | Clinical, Compliance, PDPM
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. Howard Phillips Lovecraft As we approach the implementation of the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) on October 1, 2019, most of us are...
by Functional Pathways | Tuesday, July 23, 2019 | Featured, PDPM
As we move closer to the new world of PDPM, it is very important that our occupational therapy teams continue focus on functional intervention during their treatment session. This is a great article from the American Occupational Therapy Association which could...
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...
