Three-Part Series Addresses Information Sharing, Information Blocking and Data Exchange Hear from Net Health’s Director of Compliance, Jessica Zeff, in this three-part series on new requirements for information sharing, in which Jessica describes “the secret code” that all healthcare professionals must come to know and understand. In Part 1, she provides context around information blocking…
Imagine purchasing a new desk from IKEA only to find that, once you have it home, it came with no instructions. All the pieces are there (you think), including the trusty hex tool, but all you have to guide you through the assembly process is a vision of how the final product should look. In…
If you have an opinion but decide not to express it online, does it truly carry any significance? We ask this in jest, of course, as sometimes it can seem we live in an era of extreme subjectivity. Through countless websites and apps, people are encouraged to share their personal experiences so often that it…
When patients come into your rehab clinic for assessments and treatments, they may only see a single physical, occupational or speech therapist along with an aide, in some cases. Yet, in nearly every rehab facility, there’s an entire team of people working behind the scenes to help ensure each patient achieves optimal outcomes through his…
The past several months have been a challenging time for everyone amidst the unexpected COVID-19 pandemic. But one thing that has remained consistent is the never-ending hard work and efforts of our SNF frontline workers who have continued to care for long-term residents, day in and day out, even during unimaginable circumstances. Established by the…
On April 8, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Proposed Rule and gave us a glimpse into what the future might hold for SNFs. Sure, it’s full of the expected adjustments to rates and indexes, and it boasts…
Since 2013, the federal law has required a 2% reduction to the reimbursement (applied to the 80% of the allowed charge) that a participating provider would receive directly from Medicare; this reduction in payment is referred to as “sequestration” because a set percentage of money is automatically removed (or “sequestered”) from the amount of funding…