By Rod Baird – CMS appears to be considering a major change in direction for its entire spectrum of Resource Use measures. If these changes are adopted, they definitely effect the MIPS program.
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By Rod Baird – This article is our annual overview of CMS approved Individual Quality Measures (QM) for use by medical groups practicing in Nursing Facilities, Homecare, Assisted Living, and related places of service.
By Rod Baird – CMS Draft 2017 Physician Fee Schedule reaffirms that LTC Medicine remains misunderstood by regulators and the AMA.
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.
By Rod Baird – This blog post covers the LTPAC Practice Management highlights from the American Medical Directors Association meeting in Orlando, FL during March 2016. For the first time in my 10+ years of participation, almost all of the pieces of the LTC and PAC puzzles were on display.
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…
 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…
LTC Compliance Alert – Text Messages and PHI Do Not Mix! Is There a Solution? By Rod Baird Unsecure Text Messages between facility staff and…
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 –…