RCS-1: Just a False Start or Over Before It Begins?
The Skilled Nursing Facility industry has been preparing for Resident Classification System (RCS-1) since last Spring, when the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule making outlined a new Medicare Part A reimbursement system to replace the existing RUG IV system....
Swallowing Problems from the Outside Looking In: Friendly Perspective from a Regular Person
Swallowing problems are not fun. Since joining the team here at Language Fundamentals, just 2 short months ago I think I have heard the words “dysphagia” and “swallowing therapy” more than I have in the last 20 years! Every time I hear those words, I subconsciously...
RCS-1 is Coming to SNFs. Why the Change?
A new reimbursement system called RCS-1 is coming. For years we have been hearing from key policymakers in Washington DC about the perceived inequities associated with Medicare Reimbursement to Skilled Nursing Facilities. The harshest critics of the SNF industry felt...Our Dedicated Speech Pathologists:
