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Partnering With Hospitals Can Boost SNF Referrals

Relias

As an SNF operator, one strategy to rebuild occupancy and increase revenues is to partner with a local hospital and become part of its SNF-preferred network. Many hospitals are establishing preferred SNF networks to refer their patients for continued care. She encouraged hospital providers to increase the amount to 80%-90%.

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Hospice Billing Compliance: The Latest PEPPER Updates

Relias

The provider-specific PEPPER analyzes Medicare data and statistics from discharges and services compared with every hospice nationwide. In a recent joint webinar from Relias and Weatherbee Resources , Weatherbee Principal Carrie Cooley, MSN, RN, emphasized that each organization must confidently analyze its PEPPER. Live discharges.

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Home Health Agencies Face Growing Competition as Value-Based Purchasing Expands Nationally

Relias

A recent Relias webinar on HHVBP indicated that the total Medicare spending reduction in the program’s first five years (2016-2020) resulted in a $942.2 It’s a zero-sum game,” said SimiTree Director of Operations Consulting John Rabbia, PT, PT, MS, MBA, COS-C, at the Relias webinar. Discharged to community.

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Meet Nicole Reid, Poison Control Nurse

Minority Nurse

I developed bilateral pneumonia and was hospitalized but thankfully not put on a ventilator. I spent five days in the hospital and was discharged home on oxygen. Most of what we do as a poison control nurse, we do not learn in school or even on-the-job in a hospital environment. Working in poison control is my passion.