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Month: December 2020

3 Things You Need to Know About Care Compare (formerly Nursing Home Compare)

Published December 11, 2020 While all of our hopes are rising for a fresh start to 2021, the star ratings on Care Compare may be bringing new challenges to a number of SNF providers. Last week, CMS announced that they will resume calculating the Quality Measure and Survey components of the Five Star rating system,…
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COVID Reimbursement Tips

Published December 11, 2020 With the rise in COVID cases nationally, endless regulatory changes, reimbursement cuts and soaring costs, it would be wise for skilled nursing leadership to regroup with their operational, clinical and reimbursement teams to review the facilities infection control and 1135 waiver application practices. Coretactics has put together some reference material and…
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Why You Must Avoid Infection Control Survey Issues

Published December 11, 2020 CMS will not be moving their laser focus away from your ability to comply with infection control regulatory guidance any time soon. In a QSO Letter issued June 1, 2020, CMS informed providers they would be receiving enhanced enforcement actions for infection control deficiencies.  These actions include heavy civil monetary penalties,…
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