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Nurse.com
JULY 11, 2022
A long-term care nurse shared that her facility was accused of negligence in failing to use bed rails properly to prevent residents from falling out of bed. . This act requires that nursing homes provide quality care, protect residents from all forms of abuse and neglect, and spell out residents’ rights.
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) is the system through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services determines payment rates for services provided by physicians and other healthcare professionals. This year’s Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule was released last Friday (Nov.
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Solace
MARCH 9, 2023
Long-term care can be expensive. My care is going to cost 10 grand a month,’” While you or a loved one may not need this type of care now, Genworth , quoting federal statistics, says 7 out of 10 people will require long-term care in their lifetime. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Medicare has released the calendar year 2023 final rule related to Medicare Part B, which is impacted by the physician fee schedule and determines rates and coding updates for your rehab providers. Click here for a fact sheet on final changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Renee Kinder. It’s that time of year again!
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Every fall, healthcare professionals anxiously await the release of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, which outlines policy changes for Medicare payments under the PFS and updates to other Medicare Part B payment policies. What the Final Rule doesn’t fully explain is the journey that brought us here.
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Let’s start with some definitions and guidance from Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Chapter 15 – Covered Medical and Other Health Services. We are clinicians, after all, who provide care to complex patients daily so how about we start there! How is that defined per Medicare? Now on to complexities.
The World According to Dr. El
JANUARY 11, 2022
Late last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that they will begin to post staff turnover data on the Medicare.gov Care Compare website. . While this is bound to cause immediate alarm among providers, in the long run this is a positive development for the industry. Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.,
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