Relias
MARCH 1, 2023
While skilled nursing facility (SNFs) occupancy rates are slowly increasing , they are still 20% lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic, with many SNFs still struggling to fill beds. A CarePort report found that more patients prefer to receive post-acute care at home instead of in nursing homes and SNFs.
Famcare
OCTOBER 5, 2022
The word hospice derives from the Latin, hospitum , meaning hospitality or place of rest and protection for the ill and weary. When people think about hospice care, they usually think of services being delivered in a patient's home or a freestanding hospice facility.
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Relias
APRIL 28, 2023
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires all health facilities in the Medicare program to track and report data reflecting pressure injury development on all clients. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s patient safety tool, Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals , also provides helpful guidance.
Relias
JANUARY 16, 2023
A McKinsey & Company survey shows that up to $265 billion worth of care services could shift from traditional healthcare facilities to the home by 2025. With the growth of health services at home, a 2021 report from the U.S. The report also found trends in the kinds of services Medicare beneficiaries receive via telehealth.
Social Work Blog
APRIL 18, 2022
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released clarifying information about Part 2 of the No Surprise Act, Good Faith Estimates (GFEs). April 18, 2022. The frequently asked questions (FAQs) answer many of the questions that social workers asked when the No Surprise Act was implemented in January 2022.
Relias
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Whether your focus is skilled nursing, home health, hospice, or another post-acute sector, are you confident in your survey readiness? With the Biden administration advocating for stricter scrutiny on nursing homes, we know inspection of healthcare facilities may increase even more.
Relias
APRIL 6, 2022
To align with the latest federal guidance on state nursing home surveys, consider what policies and practices you need to update to better ensure regulatory compliance. Enhanced Nursing Home Oversight. Post-acute care facilities have long been the subject of reforms targeting quality of care and staffing issues.
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