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HURRICANE  FINANCIAL TIPS FOR LONG-TERM CARE

HURRICANE  FINANCIAL TIPS FOR LONG-TERM CARE

It is the peak of hurricane season in Florida, and the Sunshine State is recovering from the impacts of Irma.  We hope that you, your residents, employees, and their families made it safely through the storm. We want to remind our long-term care friends of some important financial issues in dealing with disasters:

Cash is king
When a major storm is imminent, ensure sufficient cash is on hand with several key staff members or department heads...

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PPS for Medicaid Approved

PPS for Medicaid Approved

As most of you may already know, the 2017-18 budget will implement the Nursing Home Prospective Payment System (PPS). The PPS Plan included in the budget places in statute the Senate PPS model with its quality components and transition period, with an implementation date of October 1, 2018. Although there are still several details to be determined, we wanted to briefly summarize for our readers some of the basics of the new system based on what is currently in the language.

Unlike the current system that calculates each provider’s rate based on their cost and current Fair Rental Value (FRV) calculation, the PPS model utilizes the following main components...

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Medicare: Long-Term Care

Medicare:  Long-Term Care

For most skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), Medicare reimbursements are an important revenue source to maintain both margins and census. If your skilled nursing facility is one of these, it is imperative that your organization develops an effective strategy to address the evolving reimbursement landscape impacting Medicare.

SNF value-based purchasing programs will soon place portions of Medicare reimbursement at risk (e.g. the nursing home readmission penalty). However, SNFs need to quickly realize that...

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