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 What Do Providers Need to Know About Future Non-Therapy Ancillary (NTA) Changes?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been collecting feedback from healthcare providers on how to improve the Non-Therapy Ancillary (NTA) component of the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). In response to concerns and data analysis from Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2022, CMS has proposed several changes to simplify and improve how NTA points are assigned. While the NTA changes were not in effect on October 1, 2024, CMS has…

Understanding the Global Surgical Package

Does your organization find the global surgical package challenging to work with? Check out our latest whitepaper! On December 21, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released their MLN Connects Newsletter addressing a compliance topic of correctly billing services rendered during the global surgical period. This comes as a result of a recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) report citing that providers do not always comply with federal requirements when they bill…

Understanding the Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System

Does your organization need assistance with preparing for your next survey or improving your overall star rating? Check out our latest whitepaper! The Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System is a program developed and maintained by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to evaluate and compare the quality of care provided by nursing homes in the United States. The CMS, a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services,…