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Analyzing PDPM’s Early Returns and Looking Ahead

Analyzing PDPM’s Early Returns and Looking Ahead

by Matthew McGarvey | Jan 24, 2020 | PDPM, Skilled Nursing Facilities

4 months after the implementation of PDPM, early trends are beginning to emerge. The main goal of PDPM has been to base Medicare reimbursement on the patient’s condition instead of therapy volume. Let’s begin by analyzing PDPM’s early returns and...
Developments in SNF Case Mix Reimbursement

Developments in SNF Case Mix Reimbursement

by Matthew McGarvey | Jan 24, 2020 | Skilled Nursing Facilities

Medicaid reimbursement methodology amongst various states has always fascinated me. Here in the Northeast, we find two neighboring states in completely different places. New York has been utilizing case mix reimbursement since 2007 and is trying to make “changes on...
20/20 Vision: Nursing Home Speech Therapy

20/20 Vision: Nursing Home Speech Therapy

by Language Fundamentals | Jan 24, 2020 | Skilled Nursing Facilities

January is a great time to use our “20/20 vision” & look forward to the rest of the year, creating goals and predicting trends. A trend that we have seen over the recent past that is likely to continue is SNFs will continue to see more and more...
FEES-5 Things for SNF Administrators to Know – UPDATE

FEES-5 Things for SNF Administrators to Know – UPDATE

by Michael Webb | Nov 12, 2019 | Skilled Nursing Facilities

An UPDATE to this article orginally published in November 2019 is in RED. I was just reviewing this article in the light of COVID-19. While the points I made back in 2019 are still relevant, it is important to add a 6th point, or a new first point so let’s call it .5...
PDPM Update: Time for Some Early Adjustments? 5 Areas to Watch

PDPM Update: Time for Some Early Adjustments? 5 Areas to Watch

by Matt McGarvey | Oct 21, 2019 | PDPM, Skilled Nursing Facilities

We are just a couple of weeks into PDPM and some interesting trends are starting to develop. Let’s have a look at 5 areas worthy of a close inspection. Non-Therapy Ancillaries (NTA) – Capturing non-therapy ancillaries could mean earning huge potential dollars. ...

We are extremely excited to announce our new affiliate, Maine Mobile Diagnostics!!

by Language Fundamentals | Sep 24, 2019 | Skilled Nursing Facilities

Maine Mobile Diagnostics (MMD) will be providing Mobile FEES testing in the State of Maine. We are the first Mobile FEES (Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow) company servicing the southern Maine area. The idea was born from seeing the frustrations on the part...
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