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CMS has confirmed the 2024 Final Rule for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS) and as a result, major changes are on the horizon. Beginning October 1, 2023, and continuing through September 2024, and future years, the Final Rule includes updates to the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP), along with the addition of two new measures being implemented, one modification, and three being removed.   SNF QRP Data Completion Threshold Beginning in 2024, SNFs will bear the responsibility to collect data and publicly report to ensure compliance with QRP measures. One of the most pivotal changes will...read more

State surveys are coming. The question for SNFs is simple: Will your facility be ready? The key to navigating the state survey process is knowing what areas are most commonly explored. Here is a look at the top three areas most cited amongst surveyors, with insight from experts at Real Time Medical Systems, who discuss the steps SNFs can take for complete survey preparedness.

Real-time data and interventional analytics are improving payer contracts and outcomes in post-acute care.   Payers face limitations when relying too heavily on claims data for managing care and selecting partners in post-acute care settings. Claims data tends to be outdated and lacks sufficient detail. That detail comes from real-time information and interventional analytics that can help payers create post-acute networks that offer unique advantages to providers and patients, most notably the ability to identify high-risk individuals upon entry to a skilled nursing facility or long-term care home. Real-time data also allows for timely interventions by nursing home staff, physicians,...read more

In this interview, we sit down with Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time) Clinical Account Specialist Michele Self, MA, CCC SLP, CMA, Clinical Program Director Kathy Derleth, RN, BSN, and Clinical Account Specialist Cheryl Scalzo, RN, to discuss what SNFs can do to prepare for state surveyors. Michele, Kathy, and Cheryl will discuss three key areas that are most cited amongst surveyors, including the importance of having a comprehensive care plan, ensuring quality care, managing Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) efforts, and how data driven technology solutions can improve patient outcomes while ensuring SNFs are prepared for survey teams.   COMPREHENSIVE CARE...read more