Sights and Sounds from “Lights, Camera, Reimbursement”
Last week, Language Fundamentals attended the annual Zimmet Healthcare Services Group conference, “Lights, Camera, Reimbursement.” Nearly 1,300 stakeholders from the long-term care community gathered to hear the latest industry information following the release of...
CMS Announces SNF Reimbursement Cuts
UPDATE: The Fiscal Year 2023 Final Rule will be released soon and CMS is planning reimbursement cuts for SNFs despite an enormous amount of public comments voicing concerns & criticism against CMS’ planned cuts. SNF operators question CMS’ logic of...
PDPM SLP Component: How Does your SNF Compare?
The PDPM SLP Component is proving to be a reimbursement opportunity if your SNF has the right expertise. Since the inception of PDPM the speech therapy department has become empowered, playing a larger role in Part A reimbursement. The SLP Component is one of 5...
PDPM Rates – Only Minor Changes for FY 2022
In a surprise move, CMS announced that they will not be adopting any major reductions to SNF PDPM reimbursement rates. Instead, SNFs will receive a modest 1.2% increase in PDPM Rates when FY 2022 begins in October. SNF providers had been bracing for a major...
PDPM SLP Component: Inside the Numbers
UPDATE July 2022: CMS is projecting PDPM reimbursement cuts in conjunction with the FY 2023 Final Rule. These cuts are in spite of the census and staffing hardships that skilled nursing facilities have endured since the beginning of the Covid pandemic. Most industry...Our Dedicated Speech Pathologists:
