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CMS says final hours requirement still undecided on looming staffing rule
CMS says final hours requirement still undecided on looming staffing rule CMS says final hours...
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CLA’s Deb Emerson on staffing mandates and ‘wishful thinking’
In this Newsmakers Podcast, McKnight’s Long-Term Care News staff writer Danielle Brown sits down with Deb Emerson, principal at accounting and consulting firm CliftonLarsonAllen LLP. They discuss CLA’s recent analysis on the impact a minimum staffing requirement would have on nursing homes
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Higher Spending on Nursing Home Staff is Not Tied to Better Staffing Levels
Higher Spending on Nursing Home Staff is Not Tied to Better Staffing Levels Higher Spending on...
Ask the payment expert …. about the total nurse staffing measure
Q: What is the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Payment Total Nurse Staffing Measure? A: The Total Nursing Hours Per Resident Day Measure uses auditable electronic data reported to the Payroll-Based Journal system to calculate total nursing hours per resident day. It is one of two new measures that will begin affecting payments in the FY 2026 SNF VBP program year, the other being SNF Healthcare Associated Infections Requiring Hospitalization.
Antipsychotic Use in US LTC Facilities Connected With Staffing Levels
Researchers reported a 0.75% decrease in inappropriate antipsychotic prescribing per unit increase in overall staff-to-patient ratio. There was a 3.09% decrease in inappropriate antipsychotic prescribing per unit increase in licensed staff hours.
CMS Announces Immediate, Aggressive Enforcement for Special Focus Facilities (SFF) Participants
On Friday, Oct. 21, CMS announced new actions "to significantly strengthen accountability for nursing homes in the Special Focus Facilities (SFF) Program." According to the White House press release, the "SFF Program already provides more frequent inspections of these nursing homes, but more action is needed to ensure these nursing homes improve."
Importance of the human touch
Everyone falls into auto-mode now and then. While SimplePBJ continues to discover and add new verification checks for potential issues, the human touch is still needed to confirm the PBJ data you're submitting is accurate. Don't get lulled into thinking the data from your payroll or timekeeping system is 100% PBJ ready. Many times that ends up not being the case.
- CMS' PBJ Policies
- Rules for Staff, Hours & Census
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- Nursing Turnover & Hours
The Impact of the Public Health Emergency on Skilled Nursing Facilities
The Impact of the Public Health Emergency on Skilled Nursing Facilities The Impact of the Public...
Federal bill returning temporary nurse aide waiver gets new life
Federal bill returning temporary nurse aide waiver gets new life Federal bill returning temporary...
Revised CMS PBJ Manual
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid released an updated Electronic Staffing Data Submission Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) Long-Term Care Facility Policy Manual.
Defiant Sloan to nursing home critics: Address funding to tackle staffing challenge
Defiant Sloan to nursing home critics: Address funding to tackle staffing challenge Defiant Sloan...
REIT ownership linked to decline in RN staffing, increases in LPN, CNA use
REIT ownership linked to decline in RN staffing, increases in LPN, CNA use REIT ownership linked...
