The Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is an overhaul to the CMS’ skilled nursing facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS), which came into effect on October 1, 2019. The Patient-Driven...
PDPM Training: Everything You Need To Know
The Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) was introduced by the CMS on October 1, 2019 as a way of improving how Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) are reimbursed for services provided under Medicare...
10 Tips for Wound Care Documentation for Nurses
When long term care nurses provide wound care, they must also document all aspects of wound care using their nursing home software, as long term care facilities are highly regulated, and wound care...
The 5 Best ALF Software Solutions
ALF software solutions are used in Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) to manage resident care and facility operations, automate processes and coordinate care between different providers externally...
The 5 Best Nursing Home Scheduling Software
In order to best allocate nursing home staff and resources for their residents, nursing homes rely on nursing home scheduling software, a type of nursing home software that helps facilities manage...
How to Build Better Relationships With Discharge Planners
Discharge planners are no different from anyone else, having feelings, worries, hopes, and dreams. To improve relations with discharge planners, you must first establish a connection with them. This...
4 Nursing Home Accounting and Budgeting Techniques
At a time when nursing homes are dealing with the aftermath of the pandemic and a staffing crisis, nursing home accounting has become more important than ever before. Nursing home accounting and...
10 Tips for Effective Accounts Payable Management
An accounts payable is a type of account in a company’s general ledger that represents the money a business owes to its creditors. Accounts payable management is then the process of streamlining and...
3 Current Measures of a Quality Care Nursing Home
A long term care administrator strives to provide an exceptional level of care. So what does it mean to have a quality care nursing home? Occasionally, social security agencies will send...
5 Tips for Choosing a General Ledger Program
Before computers were commonplace, accountants had to manually record financial transactions into a physical general ledger using double-entry bookkeeping, where transaction is recorded in at least...