Hospice News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Among the applicants to join the council was Barbara Hansen, CEO of the Oregon Hospice & Palliative Care Association, who became a member in 2018. The Oregon advisory group began producing a website to inform health care providers about palliative care, with a particular focus on long term care organizations.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 18, 2022

It extends the organizations’ existing partnership for hospital-based palliative care services, bringing this care into more settings such as hospitals, physician offices, long-term care facilities and in the home. Luminis Health was established in 2019 and generates an annual $1.1 independent of the JV.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

While OIG routinely examines compliance throughout the health care sector, the impact of their reports can be substantial. Two OIG reports in 2019 shook the industry with findings that condition-level deficiencies posed safety risks to patients. The audit’s impetus comes from results of previous, less extensive inquiries.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 17, 2022

CMS has taken a stance that essentially all the care needed by a terminally ill patient should be covered through the benefit. Between 2010 and 2019 Medicare paid a total of $6.6 Case in point, the skilled nursing and long-term care service provider American Senior Communities recently settled an FCA case for upwards of $5.5

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

AUGUST 18, 2022

The contract Acumen LLC operates under is the Quality Measure & Assessment Instrument Development & Maintenance & QRP Support for the Long Term Care Hospital, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility, Skilled Nursing Facility, Quality Reporting Programs, & Nursing Home Compare (75FCMC18D0015/Task Order 75FCMC19F0003).

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

JULY 21, 2022

Post-acute care (PAC) represents an important component of the healthcare delivery system in the United States, with the Medicare fee-for-service program spending more than $57 billion on these services in 2019 (The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), 2021a). She can be reached at rkinder@broadriverrehab.com.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The October 2019 industry shift to the Patient Driven Payment Model allowed all rehabilitation professionals the opportunity to document specific clinical characteristics about the patients we serve and directly tie those areas to reimbursement. Renee Kinder. Quite the shift, right? She can be reached at rkinder@broadriverrehab.com.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 24, 2023

Many older Americans receive care from aging services facilities across the United States. There are currently about 14 million people receiving some form of long-term care services. However, aging service facilities need more staffing to meet regulatory and quality of care standards.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

JUNE 23, 2022

Renee Kinder, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, is Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab and a 2019 APEX Award of Excellence winner in the Writing-Regular Departments & Columns category. She can be reached at rkinder@broadriverrehab.com.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

MARCH 17, 2022

Renee Kinder , MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, is Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab and a 2019 APEX Award of Excellence winner in the Writing–Regular Departments & Columns category. It’s 2022 after all. Barber shops are for girls too. She can be reached at rkinder@broadriverrehab.com.

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Nurse.com

OCTOBER 26, 2022

You can choose from a surprising array of care settings: inpatient psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, emergency departments, schools, long-term care centers, or even correctional facilities. You can care for pediatric patients, students, adults, or geriatric patients. Inpatient hospital units.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

MAY 12, 2022

These are some positive steps to ensuring care and reimbursement align with patient needs, evidence-based practice and the unique level of skilled care you provide daily. She can be reached at rkinder@broadriverrehab.com.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

APRIL 28, 2022

Renee Kinder , MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, is Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab and a 2019 APEX Award of Excellence winner in the Writing-Regular Departments & Columns category. To provide feedback, email MeaningfulMeasuresQA@cms.hhs.gov. She can be reached at rkinder@broadriverrehab.com.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

Renee Kinder, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, is Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab and a 2019 APEX Award of Excellence winner in the Writing–Regular Departments & Columns category.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In closing, let us use this special time of year to make our patients feel cared for, loved and truly home for the holidays. Renee Kinder, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, is Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab and a 2019 APEX Award of Excellence winner in the Writing–Regular Departments & Columns category.

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Nurse.com

OCTOBER 12, 2022

I don’t think as much as when we were in the implementation phase, but skilled people are needed — especially those who have master’s degrees — to work in hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, [and] education.”. A career in nursing informatics usually doesn’t involve direct patient care.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Renee Kinder, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, is Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab and a 2019 APEX Award of Excellence winner in the Writing–Regular Departments & Columns category. STEADI does it … together we can prevent falls, one patient at a time. She can be reached at rkinder@broadriverrehab.com .

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

JULY 7, 2022

The changes include a range of updates that when approached by the entire interdisciplinary team, versus a department-specific siloed approach, can be understood and implemented in order to promote CMS’s goal of furthering support the implementation of the Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities Requirements for Participation. .

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

MAY 11, 2023

Since the initiation of PDPM in October of 2019, providers have been long awaiting medical review to assess the accuracy of interdisciplinary team documentation. We knew it was coming! What am I speaking of? The May 4, 2023, notice of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 5-Claim Probe and Educate Review , of course!

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Nurse.com

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

From 2009 to 2019, the population of adults age 65 and older grew 36% to more than 54 million Americans, according to the Administration for Community Living (ACL) — a division of the U.S. As the U.S. population ages, geriatric nurses and nurse practitioners (NPs) can make an impact. Department of Health and Human Services. “The

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

JANUARY 20, 2022

Experts quoted in this week’s McKnight’s Long-Term Care News article address key points that this is a start. However, we could benefit from seeing a broader patient population, more information across the entire course of care, and more granularity in functional outcomes across disciplines.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Renee Kinder, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, is Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab and a 2019 APEX Award of Excellence winner in the Writing–Regular Departments & Columns category. To view the CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program final rule, please click here.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

APRIL 14, 2022

Renee Kinder , MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, is Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab and a 2019 APEX Award of Excellence winner in the Writing–Regular Departments & Columns category. For additional information about the CoreQ: Short Stay Discharge Measure, please visit [link].

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Renee Kinder, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, is Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab and a 2019 APEX Award of Excellence winner in the Writing–Regular Departments & Columns category. Consult with your physician provider and rehab professionals for guidance. She can be reached at rkinder@broadriverrehab.com.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

JUNE 9, 2022

Renee Kinder , MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, is Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab and a 2019 APEX Award of Excellence winner in the Writing–Regular Departments & Columns category. Flip beyond the content, dig deep, and remember the appendices matter. She can be reached at rkinder@broadriverrehab.com.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

JANUARY 6, 2022

Renee Kinder , MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, is Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab and a 2019 APEX Award of Excellence winner in the Writing–Regular Departments & Columns category. Will you have a New Year’s resolution or rehab bucket list? What is your 2022 approach?

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

DECEMBER 9, 2021

First: Technical Expert Panel (TEP) for the Refinement of Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)/Nursing Facility (NF), and Home Health (HH) Function Measures. The contract number is 75FCMC18D0015, Task Order 75FCMC19F0003.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

MAY 26, 2022

Renee Kinder , MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, is Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab and a 2019 APEX Award of Excellence winner in the Writing–Regular Departments & Columns category. She can be reached at rkinder@broadriverrehab.com.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

For most of you out there, in 2022, serving in the long-term care industry, I imagine you are thinking the same thing many days. The opinions expressed in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News guest submissions are the author’s and are not necessarily those of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News or its editors.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

MARCH 31, 2022

This initial set of codes became effective in 2019, and in 2020 an additional code was created to report additional physician/QHP time related to remote monitoring. The opinions expressed in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News guest submissions are the author’s and are not necessarily those of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News or its editors.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Renee Kinder , MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, is Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab and a 2019 APEX Award of Excellence winner in the Writing–Regular Departments & Columns category. Time to tap, tap, tap into our evidence base integrating all complexities. Who knows what treasures you will find!

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GeriPal

MARCH 2, 2023

JAGS 2022 Trends in Antipsychotic and Mood Stabilizer Prescribing in Long-Term Care in the U.S.: AFP 2019 Gabapentin for chronic neuropathic pain in adults. 2011-2014 JAMDA 2020 Efficacy of Gabapentinoids: Gabapentinoids for Pain: Potential Unintended Consequences. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Review.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 27, 2023

Amanda Sternklar ( 01:03 ): Since 2019, homo has achieved over 90% unit growth and expanded its footprint into more than 30 new states. Laura is the executive Vice President of Home Well Care Services. And there absolutely may be with long-term care insurance, with Medicare Advantage opportunities, with va, with Medicaid.

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AlayaCare

OCTOBER 31, 2019

As 2019 enters the home stretch and we look forward to the year ahead, it’s an opportune time to prepare for the issues and trends that will impact the home care industry. We forecasted increasingly blurred lines between clinical care and personal care. In the U.S.,

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Furthermore, culture, cultural awareness and cultural competence are collectively listed a total of 125 times in the 861 pages of the updated State Operations Manual Appendix PP -Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities, (Rev. 208, 10-21-22).

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

AUGUST 4, 2022

A total of 21 million newly eligible Medicaid beneficiaries as of April 2022 enrolled under the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion program. The opinions expressed in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News guest submissions are the author’s and are not necessarily those of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News or its editors.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

MARCH 3, 2022

Information and resources can be found here- Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) Model | CMS. The opinions expressed in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News guest submissions are the author’s and are not necessarily those of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News or its editors.

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