Tag: #skillednursing
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I thought I share who I really am with my new connections on this social platform.
This is me when I pivoted from a staff nurse from MGH to Courtyard Nursing Care Center in 1992. I was 28 years old here and pregnant with my second child. It was owned by ADS back then. I have experienced so much in the years from then to now but the relationship that has…
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Helping you help them
Helping You Help them Are you ready to be the nurse who makes a positive impact in elderly residents lives while they reside in the Long term care setting? That has been my passion in my career. I have continued to surround myself with other healthcare staff who share this same drive. We all have…
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So you have been wondering if there is a Medicare MDS Cheat sheet there is:
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/SNFPPS/Downloads/MLN_CalL_PDPM_Presentation_508.pdf PDPM Assessment Schedule Medicare MDS Assessment Type Assessment Reference Date Applicable Standard Medicare Payment Days Five-day Scheduled PPS Assessment Days 1-8 All covered Part A days until Part Adischarge (unless an IPA is completed) Interim Payment Assessment (IPA) Optional Assessment ARD of the assessment throughPart A discharge (unless another IPA assessment is completed) PPS…
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Life as a Clinical Reimbursement manager
We often are focused on the frontline staff that we may have not noticed the changing roles of your management staff. What has changed for your managers ? Your Manager could be at the center level who is responsible for the reimbursement team reaching goals. They may be in a regional role and are responsible…
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The important role of Nursing Assistants in skilled nursing homes. They need to be valued for their ideas and the knowledge they possess.
Why is it so important to empower your nursing assistant team to have open communication with your direct care Nursing staff and your leadership team? Nursing assistants in the long term care setting are often the first staff person that a resident will have interactions with at the start of the day. They should be…