Transmittal # R11115CP Issue Date 2021-11-16 Subject Summary of Policies in the Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule, Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Amount and Telehealth Services List, CT …
Question: I have a facility that is experiencing a surge of COVID positive patients and staff. Presently, a significant portion of their staff is out due to COVID-19 or isolation related to COVID exposure. Their in-house …
By Liz Barlow, RN, CRRN, RAC-CT, DNS-CT, AVP Clinical Innovation, Synchrony Rehab At the end of August, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held a National Provider Stakeholder call to review some of …
In nursing facilities, one of the primary regulatory requirements from Appendix PP of the State Operations Manual is that goods and services are provided to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial …
Question: I have always been taught that you cannot skill a resident for only speech therapy. However, now I am being told a resident that is receiving speech therapy 5 days a week should be …
On Dec. 2, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule. However, on Dec. 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations …
I. SUMMARY OF CHANGES: This Change Request (CR) updates the list of codes that sometimes or always describe therapy services. The additions, changes, and deletions to the therapy code list reflect those made in the …
In the COVID-19 pandemic, some states now are seeing a decrease in cases, while others have continued growth, especially in rural and suburban areas. Much of the COVID-19 response is becoming localized to meet these …
Question: A Medicare Part A resident returned to the SNF during the interruption window to continue their Medicare stay. Therapy originally started before the interruption, but the 5-Day ARD is after the resident returned. Do …
Dysphagia coding plays a key role in the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) through both section I (Active Diagnoses) and section K (Swallowing/Nutritional Status) of the MDS. Here are the keys to getting it right: …
In this podcast, AANAC curriculum development specialist, Jessie McGill, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, discusses the differences between section G and GG and how nursing and therapy must collaborate for success under PDPM.
