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CMS Issues 2014 Payment and Policy Changes for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facilities – Final Rule

August 8, 2013
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the final rule for the Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) for FY 2014 effective…

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Check out these Upcoming August Fireside Courses

August 8, 2013
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Join us this month in White Bear Lake, MN at our cozy Fireside training facility for the following courses. MDS 3.0 Basics: The Fundamentals of the RAI Process and MDS…

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Don’t Let Your Financial Performance Go Adrift

August 7, 2013
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Increased scrutiny is coming from all angles for Long Term Care providers. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is cracking down on providers who do not accurately code the MDS…

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Help us welcome Andrea Swayne as our new Director of Interim Services

August 6, 2013
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Pathway Health is happy to welcome a new member to our leadership team; Andrea Swayne who is joining us as Director of Interim Services. With her background as a Gerontologist,…

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Pathway Health at the FHCA Annual Conference & Trade Show

August 3, 2013
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Pathway Health is traveling August 4-8 to Hollywood, FL for the FHCA Annual Conference & Trade Show. There will be over 1,000 attendees and 276 vendors at the largest long-term…

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S&C memos: Is your facility survey ready?

August 2, 2013
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In the health care industry there is always growing concern of what is in compliance and what is not and we know it’s hard to keep up. The Centers for…

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Part Four: Getting QAPI Ready— Performance Improvement Projects

August 1, 2013
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Once you have gathered and analyzed the necessary information from feedback data systems and monitoring, it’s then necessary to implement the fourth element of QAPI, Performance Improvement Projects (PIPs). Through…

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August Webinar Series: Recharging the Charge Nurse

July 31, 2013
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Don’t miss our upcoming webinar series: Recharging the Charge Nurse. This series is jam packed with information on Charge Nurse responsibilities, improving documentation, care plans and preventing accidents. Recharging the…

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Part Three: Getting QAPI Ready — Feedback, Data Systems and Monitoring

July 30, 2013
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How do you know if you are doing well without a baseline or point of comparison? The third element of QAPI, uses performance indicators to help facilities monitor a wide…

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Pathway Health takes a ride

July 29, 2013
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Last Monday, July 22 our operations team ventured to Stillwater Balloons for a celebratory hot air balloon ride. The team deserved a special treat for all of their hard work…

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