Today’s healthcare environment is changing rapidly, resulting in increasing challenges for providers running acute rehabilitation programs. One of the most common obstacles is patient access. Read Full Post

Learn how partnering with an experienced rehab provider can position your facility for success in the new value-based environment.

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized a major new rule approximately one month ago to make significant changes to improve patient care and safety. The new rule’s compliance obligations, which will be implemented in three phases that begin this year and extend through 2019, represent the largest update the industry has seen since 1991. The “megarule" as some in the industry are calling it sets high standards for care and targets infections, hospital readmissions, staffing practices and resident safety among other areas.

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Participants of this year's Florida Health Care Association Annual Conference will be able to hear Elizabeth Barlow, Senior Director of Quality, and Matt Sivret, Division Vice President of Clinical Services discuss how therapy can affect facilities' five star ratings with CMS.

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Access RehabCare's webinar with McKnight's on how providers can best prepare for new payment models from CMS.

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When the leadership at Mercy Hospital St. Louis wanted to expand the hospital’s inpatient rehabilitation service offerings and move them offsite, they found a natural partner in Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services. Hear directly from Mercy about why the partnership has been a success.

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Earlier this week, on November 16th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CCJR) final rule. This establishes a mandatory demonstration for a hospital-controlled, bundled payment for lower extremity joint replacement patients.

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In an effort to directly involve patients in their care, CMS proposed a new rule late last week that would change discharge planning requirements for acute hospitals and settings across the post-acute continuum. CMS’ focus was in driving consumer-centered healthcare in alignment with the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act).

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Don’t miss the upcoming McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Fall Online Expo on Wednesday, September 9. The event seeks to answer the many remaining questions about recent proposed payment changes for Medicare.

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Late last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized several Medicare payment rules for providers, which will go into effect on October 1, 2015. Among these was the Final Fiscal Year 2016 Payment and Policy Changes for Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities. This final rule takes into account responses submitted by Kindred Rehabilitation Services, as well as other providers and stakeholders, to the proposed rule issued in April 2015.

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