LTC Medicine and the CMS Draft 2017 Fee Schedule
By Rod Baird – CMS Draft 2017 Physician Fee Schedule reaffirms that LTC Medicine remains misunderstood by regulators and the AMA.
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Is there a SNFist Workforce?
By Rod Baird – By now most of the healthcare community is familiar with the term Hospitalist. It was first coined in 1996. The earliest use of the term SNFist seems to be in a 1999 NEJM article. The name refers to a Physician or other Medical Professional who specializes in treating the residents of LTPAC institutions.
LTPAC Medicine’s Shabby Treatment in the 2016 Medicare PFS
By Rod Baird – This post analyzes how regulatory changes embodied in the 2016 Fee Schedule affect LTPAC Medical Groups. The post’s title is an accurate synopsis. Only those who believe suffering builds character will find comfort in 2016.
1st look – LTPAC Medicine’s 2014 Quality Reports
By Rod Baird – Each year, since 2012, CMS sends large medical groups the annual Quality Score Card for the prior year. Starting this year, every group that billed Medicare Part B during 2014 has a report available. If your group hasn’t downloaded its report, CMS provides links.
The 2015 Draft Medicare Physicians Fee Schedule
How To Get Involved Submit Your Comments By Rod Baird Twitter: @rod99309 A few days before Independence Day, 2014, CMS invited the provider community to…
AHIMA LTPAC Summit – 2014
 Top Down Meets Bottom-Up By Rod Baird Twitter: @rod99309 This is the 3rd year I’ve attended the LTPAC HIT Summit and this year the event…
Standardizing Secure Text Messaging
LTC Compliance Alert – Text Messages and PHI Do Not Mix! Is There a Solution? By Rod Baird Unsecure Text Messages between facility staff and…
Fraud & Abuse Silliness at CMS
Look for The Crooks, Don’t Punish the 99% By Rod Baird Last week’s New York Times has a front page article with the headline –…