In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare, efficient and streamlined operations are crucial to providing high-quality patient care. One essential component of this efficiency is the implementation of comprehensive backoffice services. In this blog, we will delve into the world of cbs business office, exploring their significance, benefits, and impact on healthcare organizations. The role...
An hour or so before the siren in our long-term care factory blasted the official start of the work day, and feeling a heightened level of job-related stress, I strolled into a colleague’s office uninvited and sat down cross-legged on the floor. Dutifully receiving this nonverbal signal that she’d now be forced to interact, she...
In adjusting to new case-mix systems under the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), the changes to reimbursement rates might be more widespread and large-scale than anticipated, posing financing threats to the nursing home sector because lenders are basing loans on rate projections that are expected to be scaled back. The goal of budget neutrality –...
Facilities in Ohio are one step closer to receiving higher Medicaid reimbursements for private nursing home rooms after an executive order signed by Gov. Mike DeWine (R). The Nov. 30 order declares a timing emergency, allowing the Ohio Department of Medicaid to bypass the typical wait period and immediately adopt final rules for providers looking...
The plight of a private-equity backed, multi-state nursing home chain demonstrates the ugly challenges operators could face as officials ratchet up regulatory and transparency pressures and large-scale investors move out of the skilled nursing space. Federal officials have announced they will terminate Medicare payments to Viviant Healthcare of Bristol, TN, on Sunday (Dec. 10). That comes...
If there’s one thing most Americans still agree on, it’s that the ever-increasing cost of healthcare is simply unsustainable. And while there is plenty of blame to go around, one must look at who benefits behind the scenes from inflated prices — particularly for prescription medications — to really understand the root of the problem....
At no point along his three-year path to earning a degree in physical therapy has Matthew Lee worried about getting a job. Being able to make a living off that degree? That’s a different question — and the answer is affecting the supply of physical therapists across the nation: The cost of getting trained is...
Taking a spill comes with a financial price tag that varies depending on what state you’re in, according to a new report published by Brooks Rehabilitation, a rehabilitation hospital in Florida. According to the data, the states where fall-related costs are the highest are Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island. In Colorado, Utah and Alaska fall costs are on...
A new study found that integrating Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training-Primary Care (GITT-PC) can improve primary care for older adults. Essentially, GITT-PC trains healthcare workers to function as a team while integrating geriatric care into primary care settings. It can focus on using nurses instead of doctors. Overall, the model aims to change practices by leveraging...
Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) has pledged to introduce a highly anticipated bill to block the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from implementing its proposed nursing home staffing mandate, although the timing remained unclear Wednesday. Fischer announced her plans in a weekly column posted to her Senate website, saying the legislation would prevent CMS’ “misguided...
