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Case Mix UPDATE for New York State Skilled Nursing Facilities
The New York State Department of Health has announced its intention to switch from a RUGs based...
Sights and Sounds from Roaring Reimbursement
The Annual Zimmet Healthcare Conference “Roaring Reimbursement” once again provided the most up to...
How Does Speech Therapy Impact PDPM? Inside the Numbers
Do you know if speech therapy is truly making a positive impact on PDPM at your SNF? It’s that time of year when we begin anticipating new Medicare rates as part of the FY 2024 Final Rule. Let’s go inside the numbers and look at how the speech language pathology component (SLP) can impact a typical overall PDPM daily rate.
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Skilled Nursing Facility Posts
How Does Speech Therapy Impact PDPM? Inside the Numbers
Do you know if speech therapy is truly making a positive impact on PDPM at your SNF? It’s that...
Sights and Sounds from the NYSHFA Annual Convention 2023
The NYSHFA Annual Convention at the Turning Stone Resort opened with two very high-level speakers...
The 3 types of Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a lesser-known type of communication impairment that...
NY ACHCA Annual Convention 2023: Sights and Sounds
The Language Fundamentals team recently attended the 53rd Annual NY Chapter ACHCA...
PDPM Posts
CMS Announces SNF Reimbursement Cuts
UPDATE: The Fiscal Year 2023 Final Rule will be...
PDPM SLP Component: How Does your SNF Compare?
The PDPM SLP Component is proving to be a...
PDPM Rates – Only Minor Changes for FY 2022
In a surprise move, CMS announced that they will...
PDPM SLP Component: Inside the Numbers
UPDATE July 2022: CMS is projecting PDPM...
Early Intervention Posts
What is Expressive Language?
Expressive language is the ability to convey...
New Service Alert: Ongoing Service Coordination
A young child in need of Early Intervention...
Lessons Learned in Teletherapy — Early Intervention
Over the past 6 months, great strides have been...
Early Intervention: Is Articulation Therapy Appropriate?
Many parents are often concerned about their...
Clinical Resources for Speech-Language Pathologists
SLP Component PDPM Rates: Moving in the Right Direction?
October is the time of year that the new SNF...
3 Tips for Feeding Patients with Dementia
Skilled nursing facility staffing in the wake of...
How Will the New MDS Changes Impact Case-Mix Reimbursement?
How will the new MDS Changes impact case-mix...
Sights and Sounds from “Lights, Camera, Reimbursement”
Last week, Language Fundamentals attended the...
