According to a 2022 JAMA Network study, 1 in 5 Medicare beneficiaries discharged from the hospital receive post-acute care in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) at a cost of more than $28 billion annually. Nearly one-quarter of those admitted to SNFs are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days. With CMS seeking to improve patient […]

This presentation will expose how live data analytics can help Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) develop and foster an effective QAPI program while also enabling teams to monitor quality metrics facility-wide on a day-to-day basis. After a review of the Top 10 cited F-tags in 2023, learn how to stay survey ready by utilizing the live […]

Operating in a highly regulated environment, Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) operators feel the weight of meeting compliance standards and requirements set forth by CMS daily. But what exactly does it mean to “be compliant?” It’s much broader than just following standards laid out by regulators – it’s also adherence to an organization’s internal protocols, clinical […]

Updates to the Quality Reporting Program (QRP) now include SNFs bearing the responsibility to collect data and publicly report to ensure compliance with specified measures. One of the most pivotal changes is an increase to the SNF QRP data completion threshold from 80% to 90% within the Minimum Data Set (MDS). In order to ensure […]