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CMS Shares PDPM Therapy Data – Time to Recalibrate!

ByDolores Montero, PT, DPT, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA April 10, 2021April 14, 2021 Reading Time: 8 minutes

CMS released the Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) FY2022 Proposed Rule this week. The Rule contains…

ByDolores Montero, PT, DPT, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Question: If a Medicare Part A resident is receiving skilled therapy services, and does not have skilled nursing needs, what is the rule…

ByDolores Montero, PT, DPT, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA February 21, 2021May 17, 2021 Reading Time: 6 minutes

The “art” of documentation? Yes, art…and the way things are going in the therapy world today….hopefully not a lost art! Of the 6 definitions…

ByDolores Montero, PT, DPT, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA April 20, 2019May 6, 2021 Reading Time: 5 minutes

SNF professionals have been eagerly awaiting the SNF PPS Proposed Rule due to be released any day now to see if significant…

ByDolores Montero, PT, DPT, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA February 14, 2019February 26, 2019 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Myths, misinformation and misconception…Seems to be a lot of this going around in the SNF setting these days regarding changes to come. Here…