Myers & Stauffer releases Connecticut April case mix training FAQs; offers further clarification on supportive documentation requirements in effect for CT Medicaid nursing facilities, for assessments with an ARD dated on or after 5/1/23. Did your facility pass the review threshold? Consider an independent review of your supporting documentation to safeguard your revenue under audit … Continue reading
It’s official! Rhode Island Medicaid transitioning to the Optional State Assessment (OSA) effective 10/1/23; RI nursing facilities prepare for yet another change this fall. RI Medicaid plans to adopt a PDPM model for Medicaid reimbursement in October 2025. In order to continue RUG-IV based payments until then, RI nursing facilities will be required to complete … Continue reading
Final resident roster reports scheduled for release on 6/9/23 are expected to be delayed. What does this mean for CT providers? With the transition to the iQIES system, each individual was assigned a new Patient ID number, breaking the link between past and present (newly transmitted) MDS assessments for the same resident. Myers and Stauffer … Continue reading
SNF VBP Quarterly Reports are available in iQIES. Providers have a short window to submit corrections; data from June 2023 SNF VBP reports will impact FY 2024 incentive payments. June 2023 Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports for FY 2024 SNF VBP program are available for download now. For the first time, providers will access their report … Continue reading
How do YOU rate? Are YOU ready for scrutiny? Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) kickoff widespread 5-claim targeted probe and educate medical reviews or TPEs, beginning June 5th. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance (Change Request 13164) regarding the review, intended to lower the skilled nursing facility (SNF) improper payment rate. The … Continue reading
Celtic President and CEO, Maureen McCarthy, chats with McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Newsmakers podcast about the key takeaways from the Medicare Advantage (MA) final rule and the future of MA denials. Celtic is a post-acute care advisory firm, delivering operational, clinical, and financial support to health care providers. Our team of subject matter experts provide … Continue reading
Celtic President and CEO interviewed by McKnights Long-Term Care News; discusses Medicare Advantage (MA) final rule, offers the “most valuable sentence” providers should use when dealing with managed care. The MA final rule released in April by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), details new requirements for MA plans to better align coverage … Continue reading
Celtic Consulting President and CEO, Maureen McCarthy, presented “Operationalizing Oct. 1, 2023, MDS Changes” at the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN) 2023 Annual Conference in Las Vegas. Attendees had excellent questions, participated in thoughtful discussion, and left with “next steps” to modify processes for the new … Continue reading
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the draft Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) User’s Manual, effective 10/1/23. This version of the MDS 3.0 RAI Manual “contains substantial revisions” per CMS’s announcement, including standardized assessment items collected across post-acute care and updated language throughout to be gender neutral. Final … Continue reading
Effective 10/1/23, MassHealth will shift to a Minimum Data Set (MDS 3.0) based Medicaid reimbursement system. Management Minutes Questionnaire (MMQ) will finally be eliminated! The Medicaid reimbursement system will be based on a Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) system and utilize the MDS 3.0 assessment as the acuity measurement tool to determine payment for MassHealth … Continue reading