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. Repeated pressure exposure on the same area will result in the degradation of the skin’s integrity, literally opening the skin up to infection.

Medicare 98

Medicare Healthcare Patient Safety Hospitals 98

Relias

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Every year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) releases the Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER). Inpatient rehabilitation facilities. We all love free tools that help our organizations perform better. The report is available for the following facilities: Skilled nursing facilities.

Medicare 52

Medicare Hospitals Rehabilitation Medicaid 52

Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 29, 2022

I begin looking further into more advanced rehabs, but research has shown me that I couldn’t find one mental rehabilitation center that accepted Medicaid or Medicare in the US. I still feel it did help me get further down the path to wellness, but I don’t think it is a long-term solution. This is a problem.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Medicare 52

Relias

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Taking advantage of the changed rules will allow home health agencies to more efficiently use the first visit, which has positive implications for clinical outcomes and the agency’s bottom line, observed Karen Vance, BSOT, discussing the CoP update in a recent Relias webinar.

Medicare 97

Medicare Therapist Medicaid Communication 97