Thursday, November 12, 2026 - Updated Daily
Thursday, November 12, 2026 - Updated Daily
I spend a good (ok, large) amount of time working with non-profit and privately held health care, post-acute and seniors housing organizations. Nearly all of my work is at the C-level and above and frankly,…
About ten days ago, I wrote a piece regarding the negative impacts providers can expect (and receive) when quality of care and service combined with vigilance on compliance are not primary in and across their…
A number of interesting information drops occurred this past week or so reminding me that from time to time, the obvious isn’t always so obvious. The seniors housing and skilled care industry today is going…
While I was in Philadelphia speaking at LeadingAge’s annual conference, CMS released its 2019 Home Health Final Rule. As I wrote in an earlier post regarding the proposed rule, the topic of interest was/is a…
In early October, I wrote an article regarding CMS 2019 OPPS (outpatient PPS) proposed rule, specifically regarding site neutral payments. The purpose of the article was to address the site neutrality trend that CMS is…
A week from today, I am conducting a webinar on reducing/avoiding unnecessary rehospitalizations. With SNFs just experiencing the VBP impact (Medicare incentive or reduction) starting October 1, this event is extremely timely. I’ll cover the…
Yesterday, CMS began posting the first elements from the Quality Reporting Program. There are five elements that contain data, compared to the national average. Percent of residents developing new or worsening pressure injuries Percent of…
In the 2019 OPPS (outpatient PPS) proposed rule, CMS included a site neutral payment provision. With the comment period closed, the lobbying (against) fierce, it will be interesting to see where CMS lands in terms…
Beginning yesterday, I’ve been following the news regarding CMS’ annual issuance of Final PPS rules for providers. Of greatest interest is the SNF Final Rule as it includes a completely new payment system, departing from…
Yesterday I wrote a quick post regarding the news that CMS was about to issue the SNF Final Rule for Fiscal Year 2019. Today, the text is available. Official publication in the Federal Register is…
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