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Recent Posts
Case Mix Limbo – Welcome to New York
New York State recently froze Medicaid rates for payments to SNFs until a new case mix reimbursement system is implemented. Welcome to limbo-land! The big question around the industry is – just how long will we be living in limbo-land?
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...
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Skilled Nursing Facility Posts
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...
Medicare Bootcamp 2023: What’s on the Horizon?
Language Fundamentals leadership recently took part in a Medicare training session led by Alicia...
PDPM Posts
Potential Ramifications of the 1135 Waiver
In March 2020, CMS made a bold but not...
5 Characteristics of a Top Performing Speech Therapy Department – UPDATE
Updates to this article are below in RED and...
Calculating the ROI on the SNF Speech Therapy Department
Even before the Covid pandemic, skilled nursing...
Has PDPM Impacted Your Speech Therapy Department?
UPDATE July 2022: With Medicare reimbursement...
Early Intervention Posts
Does Bilingualism Cause Speech and Language Delays?
Many bilingual families that I have worked with...
Why the “Wait and See” Approach Doesn’t Work When it Comes to Language Development
Many parents I have worked with have visited...
Early Intervention Teletherapy in New York State
Early Intervention Teletherapy in New York State...
Our 3 Favorite Winter Outdoor Activities with Toddlers
There is something truly magical about how...
Clinical Resources for Speech-Language Pathologists
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...
Connecticut Case-Mix Update
During the Zimmet Conference “Lights, Camera,...
