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| SPONSORED BY New Networking Event: Post-Acute Care Forum This event is specifically designed for decision-makers at skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies (Manager, Director, Owners/Operators, or VP), who have projects in the pipeline and are actively sourcing solutions. Apply Here | |
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Featured Article 5 Ways Interoperability Can Benefit Home-Based Care Interoperability is crucial to the future of healthcare, and home-based care is no exception. But with many agencies falling behind when it comes to interoperability, there are plenty of reasons these technologies should be adopted sooner rather than later. | |
Skilled Nursing Facility LeadingAge requests RoP Phase III delay | In a letter penned to CMS administrator Seema Verma, industry trade group LeadingAge requested a delay in Phase III of the Requirements of Participation (RoP), citing lack of guidance from CMS. The letter, signed by LeadingAge president and CEO Katie Smith Sloan, states that CMS has failed to provide intelligence on how SNFs will be … |
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Post-Acute Care Direct patients to Medicare resources during open enrollment | A State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) is an insurance counseling service that is provided free of charge by the Administration on Community Living in partnership with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as well as state aging agencies to help assist Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers. By discussing coverage, cost and convenience, the goal … |
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PPS Alert for Long-Term Care Tips for SNFs: Appointing an infection preventionist in your SNF Infection is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among nursing home residents in the United States. Ac-cording to CMS, between 1.6 million and 3.8 million in-fections occur each year in SNFs, with almost 388,000 deaths attributed to infections. SNF leadership have a responsibility to stem the infection rate at their facilities. | |
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