Skilled Nursing Quality Rating: Staff is Key
Skilled Nursing Quality Rating Skilled Nursing quality ratings can be a useful indicator of the overall quality of care that a SNF provides. Reviewing each quality measure can be important.…
Medicare 2020 Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2020 final rule for the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (SNFPPS). Highlights of the…
Skilled Nursing Resource Utilization Group Classifications
The Resource Utilization Group Skilled Nursing Standard (RUG, or currently RUG-IV) classification system has eight major classification categories: Rehabilitation Plus Extensive Services, Rehabilitation, Extensive Services, Special Care High, Special Care…
Skilled Nursing Facility Reimbursement is Dependent on Resource Utilization Groups
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 included the implementation of a Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS) for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and hospitals with a swing bed agreement, consolidated billing,…