Ask the Payment Expert about … acuity-based staffing

What is acuity-based staffing and how do we know what our acuity is?

We have multiple ways that acuity is evaluated in a facility. The best is to use available information with the Resource Utilization Groups (RUGs) levels.

Each resident in your facility has a RUG level. It doesn’t make a difference which RUG system (state or federal) you use, but I recommend the easiest is the RUG 66 Medicare group.