by Matt McGarvey | Feb 24, 2021 | Patient Driven Payment Model, PDPM, Reimbursement, Skilled Nursing Facilities, SLP Component
While it certainly seems like a lifetime ago since the beginning of PDPM back in 2019, we as an industry have 16-months of experience under our belts. Even though Covid has impacted most of that time frame, trends such as those in the PDPM SLP...
by Matt McGarvey | Feb 23, 2021 | Patient Driven Payment Model, PDPM, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Speech Therapy
Skilled Nursing Facilities faced arguably their most challenging year in history in 2020. Even though the calendar has turned, significant challenges remain. While there is hope thanks to vaccination success stories, how major issues play out will determine the path...
by Language Fundamentals | Feb 3, 2021 | Covid, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Speech Therapy
In Skilled Nursing Facilities across America, healthcare workers began receiving COVID-19 vaccinations! This is a huge step in putting this difficult chapter behind us all. Speech-Language Pathologists from Language Fundamentals have joined the movement as healthcare...
by Language Fundamentals | Feb 3, 2021 | Covid, Reimbursement, Skilled Nursing Facilities
During the recent weeks, important updates from New York State were issued new updates on MDS Collection, Medicaid rates, and COVID-19 testing. Skilled Nursing Facilities have been battling the Covid-19 pandemic while navigating a myriad of regulations from the State...
by Language Fundamentals | Feb 3, 2021 | Covid, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Speech Therapy
Beginning in the month of December 2020, the Covid-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer will be rolled out to healthcare workers and patients around the country. Vaccinations in several hospitals began on Monday, December 14th. Long-term care facilities will be...
by Language Fundamentals | Dec 9, 2020 | Patient Driven Payment Model, PDPM, Reimbursement, Skilled Nursing Facilities
In March 2020, CMS made a bold but not unprecedented move by releasing Section 1135 Waiver in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The impact on Skilled Nursing Facilities is significant. The requirement for a 3-day acute care stay for a post-acute SNF stay to be...
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