Harmony Healthcare International (HHI) Blog

February 19, 2021

Maintenance Therapy: Goal Setting in the Skilled Nursing Facility 2021

February 18, 2021

The TB12 Method: Top 12 Most Important Things to Know

February 17, 2021

Immediate Jeopardy: Scope and Severity 2021

January 28, 2021

Skilled Services Question and Answer

January 25, 2021

COVID Medicare Part A Waiver: Top 4 Things to Know

January 5, 2021

NOMNC Question and Answer

December 10, 2020

COVID-19 Break the Chain of Contamination: Top 12 Things to Know

November 17, 2020

Open Enrollment (Annual) 2021 Reimbursement

November 6, 2020

PDPM, Isolation, Quarantine, Skilling, COVID-19, and ICD-10

October 22, 2020

QAPI: Survey Plan of Correction (Part 3)

October 19, 2020

QAPI Five Elements of a Successful Program (Part 2)

October 16, 2020

QAPI Program: Is Your Facility Prepared? (Part 1)

October 6, 2020

MDS 3.0 Revisions and PDPM State Mapping

October 5, 2020

$20 Billion Provider Relief Funding Phase 3

October 2, 2020

OIG Report August 2020 Medicare Part A and Part B Appeals Overpayment

September 22, 2020

Length of Stay (LOS) - What is the Best Calculation?

September 18, 2020

Skilled Nursing Documentation for Medicare Part A in a SNF

July 15, 2020

HHI C.A.R.E.S. About Care Top 8 Updates for SNFs

July 10, 2020

COVID-19 FAQs MLN Matters SE20011 Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS)

July 2, 2020

Top 20 Regulatory Updates for the Nursing Home Industry

May 29, 2020

Five-Star Health Inspections, Staffing (PBJ and CMI), and Quality Measures

May 26, 2020

Isolation and Quality Care Top 10 Criterion You Need to Know: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Repost

May 20, 2020

Medicare Minute: COVID ICD-10

May 13, 2020

Medicare Minute: Spell of Illness

May 8, 2020

Medicare Minute: 3 Night Qualifying Stay

April 24, 2020

Medicare Minute: Skilling the COVID-19 Patient

April 10, 2020

COVID-19 Seniors at Risk: Top 8 Things to Prevent Death

April 7, 2020

COVID-19 Strategies to Alleviate the Mental and Psychosocial Impact

April 6, 2020

ICD-10-CM Coding: COVID-19 Update & Searching for Codes

March 22, 2020

Isolation and Quality Care Top 10 Criterion You Need to Know: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

March 6, 2020

Coronavirus and Influenza Outbreak: Top 20 Things You Need to Know

March 5, 2020

PDPM - Where are We Now Q&A: Part 9

March 3, 2020

PDPM - Where are We Now Q&A: Part 8

February 28, 2020

PDPM - Where are We Now Q&A: Part 7

February 25, 2020

PDPM - Where are We Now Q&A: Part 6

February 20, 2020

PDPM - Where are We Now Q&A: Part 5

February 18, 2020

PDPM - Where are We Now Q&A: Part 4

February 17, 2020

Trauma Informed Care: Top 10 Trauma Causing Events from Childhood

February 14, 2020

PDPM - Where are We Now Q&A: Part 3

February 12, 2020

Medicare Minute: Payroll-Based Journal

February 11, 2020

Medicare Minute: CMS Abuse Icon

February 10, 2020

PDPM - Where are We Now Q&A: Part 2

February 7, 2020

PDPM - Where are We Now Q&A: Part 1

February 5, 2020

Medicare Minute: Nurses Rule The World

January 30, 2020

AHCA Provider Lounge: Georgia Health Care Association (GHCA)

January 29, 2020

Medicare Minute: Top 4 Tags for Trauma-Informed Care

January 23, 2020

AHCA Provider Lounge: Recruiting and Retaining Staff

January 21, 2020

AHCA Provider Lounge: Betsy Johnson - Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities

January 20, 2020

Medicare Minute: What Happened to Section G?

January 15, 2020

Medicare Minute: Therapy Billing Codes

January 14, 2020

AHCA Provider Lounge: Heath Boddy - Nebraska Health Care Association

January 7, 2020

PDPM: Lessons Learned from Month One of PDPM

January 3, 2020

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: Mark Parkinson - AHCA

December 30, 2019

Person-Centered Care: Substance Abuse Support for Veterans

December 26, 2019

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: Ava Green - Grace Healthcare

December 20, 2019

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: Cynthia Morton - National Association for the Support of LTC

December 17, 2019

Home for the Holidays: Leave of Absence

December 12, 2019

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: Bob Asztalos - Florida Health Care Association

December 10, 2019

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: Phil Scalo - Bartley Healthcare

December 4, 2019

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: Janine Finck-Boyle, LeadingAge

October 17, 2019

[ICYMI] Therapy Contract Negotiation for PDPM

October 15, 2019

[ICYMI] MDS Transmission Timeframes

October 10, 2019

[ICYMI] Top 10 Things You Need to Know About PDPM Transition

October 8, 2019

[ICYMI] PDPM Transition Tips: MDS Nurse Assessment Coordinators

October 3, 2019

MDS Transmission Timeframes

October 1, 2019

Respiratory Therapy: MDS Coding and Documentation Support

September 24, 2019

PDPM Transition Tips From the Field: MDS Nurse Assessment Coordinators

September 19, 2019

Immediate Jeopardy: Revised Parameters and Referring Crimes to Law Enforcement

September 17, 2019

Therapy Contract Negotiation: Top 11 Things You Need to Know for PDPM

September 12, 2019

PDPM Q & A: Respiratory, Diagnoses Codes, Shortness of Breath and More

September 10, 2019

Top 10 Things You Need to Know About PDPM Transition

September 9, 2019

ICD-10 Coding and Skilled Nursing Care

August 27, 2019

Consolidated Billing in a Skilled Nursing Facility: Top 4 Things to Know

August 22, 2019

Top 5 Strategies: ICD-10 Coding and Skilled Diagnosis

August 20, 2019

Top 10 Things To Know About Triple Check PDPM Style

August 16, 2019

Just Breathe: Top 4 Reasons Why Respiratory Therapy Makes a Comeback

August 9, 2019

ICYMI: PDPM: Admission Screening

August 1, 2019

ICYMI: Restorative Nursing: Crucial for Patient Quality, Critical for PDPM

July 25, 2019

ICYMI: PDPM: Impact on Medicaid Case Mix States

July 23, 2019

ICYMI: PDPM Basics for MDS Coordinators

July 11, 2019

HIV/AIDS State Coding Prohibited

July 9, 2019

PDPM: Admission Screening

July 2, 2019

PDPM: Top 3 Areas for Systems Implementation

June 27, 2019

PDPM Basics for MDS Coordinators

June 25, 2019

SNF QRP (Quality Reporting Program) Time Tables

June 20, 2019

Patient Driven Payment Model: Bootcamp #1 Questions & Answer

June 18, 2019

Therapy Caps (Medicare Part B) KX Modifier Thresholds: Top 4 Things to Know

June 14, 2019

Immunization: What does “up to date” mean?

June 11, 2019

PDPM: Impact on Medicaid Case Mix States

June 4, 2019

Restorative Nursing: Crucial for Patient Quality, Critical for PDPM

May 23, 2019

ICYMI: Long-Term Care and the Data Dilemma

May 16, 2019

ICYMI: Mark Parkinson's Advice for SNFs in 2019

May 15, 2019

ICYMI: Therapy Utilization under Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM)

May 10, 2019

Transition to Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM): Nurse Leader Strategies

May 2, 2019

ICYMI: Competency Assessment for Nursing Homes

April 30, 2019

ICYMI: Patient Driven Payment Model: Q & A (Part 3 of 3)

April 26, 2019

ICYMI: Patient Driven Payment Model: Q & A (Part 2 of 3)

April 25, 2019

ICYMI: Patient Driven Payment Model: Q & A (Part 1 of 3)

April 18, 2019

Antipsychotic Medications: Expectations, Regulations, and Strategies

April 12, 2019

ICYMI: Five Strategies for Pain Management

April 9, 2019

ICYMI: PEPPER Release Date: April 5th, 2019

April 2, 2019

PEPPER Release Dates: Access Your Facility's Data

March 28, 2019

Requirements of Participation (RoP): Overview Phase III

March 26, 2019

Infection Prevention: Four Key Actions

March 21, 2019

ICYMI: Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program Data Collection & Final Submission Deadlines for FY 2021

March 19, 2019

ICYMI: The National Database MDS Resident Matching Process

March 14, 2019

Antipsychotic Medications: Risks and 5 Components to Consider for Minimized Usage

March 12, 2019

ICYMI: QAPI Program for Falls

March 7, 2019

Patient Driven Payment Model: Questions and Answers (Part 3 of 3)

March 5, 2019

Patient Driven Payment Model: Questions and Answers (Part 2 of 3)

February 28, 2019

Patient Driven Payment Model: Questions and Answers (Part 1 of 3)

February 26, 2019

Top 4 QAPI Requirements due November 28, 2019

February 21, 2019

Competency Assessment for Nursing Homes

February 19, 2019

Compliance Series - 7 Elements: #7 Enforcement, Discipline and Incentives

February 14, 2019

Compliance Series - 7 Elements: #6 Responsibility and Oversight Committee 2019

February 12, 2019

Compliance Series - 7 Elements: #5 Auditing and Monitoring 2019

February 7, 2019

Compliance Series - 7 Elements: #4 Prevention and Response 2019

February 5, 2019

Compliance Series - 7 Elements: #3 Education and Training 2019

January 31, 2019

Compliance Series - 7 Elements: #2 Reporting and Investigating - 2019

January 29, 2019

Compliance Series - 7 Elements: #1 Policies and Procedures

January 24, 2019

Compliance Series: 7 Elements of An Effective Compliance Program 2019

January 22, 2019

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: Challenges Facing SNFs in Rural America

January 17, 2019

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: Building Better Healthcare Partnerships

January 15, 2019

QAPI Program for Falls

January 10, 2019

The National Database MDS Resident Matching Process

January 8, 2019

Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program Data Collection & Final Submission Deadlines for the FY 2021 SNF QRP

January 3, 2019

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: Improving Patient-Care Through Innovative Post-Discharge Model

December 20, 2018

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: Eden Alternative Approach to Person-Centered Care

December 17, 2018

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: Therapy Utilization under Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM)

December 11, 2018

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: Balancing Margin and Mission

December 6, 2018

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: Long-Term Care and the Data Dilemma

December 4, 2018

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: Mark Parkinson's Advice for SNFs in 2019

November 29, 2018

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: The Case for Palliative Care

November 27, 2018

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: Solving the Staffing Dilemma

November 21, 2018

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: The Journey to Gold (Quality Award)

November 6, 2018

ICYMI: Leave of Absence

October 30, 2018

SNF PPS Final Rule FY2019: Principal Diagnosis and Expected Decline

October 25, 2018

Leave of Absence

October 15, 2018

SNF Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP): Top 10 Things you Need to Know

October 4, 2018

Five Strategies for Pain Management

October 2, 2018

MDS 3.0 Updates Effective October 1, 2018: Question and Answer (Part IV of IV)

September 28, 2018

MDS 3.0 Updates Effective October 1, 2018: Question and Answer (Part III of IV)

September 25, 2018

MDS 3.0 Updates Effective October 1, 2018: Question and Answer (Part II of IV)

September 20, 2018

MDS 3.0 Updates Effective October 1, 2018: Question and Answer (Part I of IV)

September 18, 2018

Intent to Transfer and Discharge Letter

September 12, 2018

OT Skilled Treatment Techniques for Dementia (Part II)

September 4, 2018

ICYMI: Skilled Care (Occupational Therapy) for Dementia: Part I

August 21, 2018

ICYMI - More Questions and Answers: ABN and NOMNC

August 14, 2018

SNF Value-Based Purchasing: Hospital Readmissions Incentive Payment Multiplier

August 7, 2018

Siderails/Bedrails F700: State Operation Manual Appendix PP

August 2, 2018

SNF PPS Final Rule FY19: Top 10 Things You Need to Know

July 31, 2018

More Questions and Answers: ABN and NOMNC

July 24, 2018

Skilled Care (Occupational Therapy) for Dementia: Part I

July 19, 2018

Survey Update: Immediate Jeopardy and Immediate Imposition of Federal Remedies

July 17, 2018

MDS Validation Reports and Grouper Accuracy

July 12, 2018

Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC) Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-Coverage (SNFABN) Part VII

July 10, 2018

Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC) Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-Coverage (SNFABN) Part VI

July 3, 2018

Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC) Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-Coverage (SNFABN) Part V

June 28, 2018

Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-Coverage (SNFABN): Part IV

June 26, 2018

Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC): Part III

June 21, 2018

Question and Answer: NOMNC and SNFABN: Part II

June 19, 2018

Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC) and Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-Coverage (SNFABN) - Part I

June 14, 2018

Medicare Week:  Fact or Fiction 2018

June 7, 2018

MDS PPS Assessments Compliance (Part 2): Missed Assessments

June 5, 2018

MDS PPS Assessments Compliance (Part I): Late Assessments

May 31, 2018

Value-Based Purchasing Program (VBP): Skilled Nursing Facility

May 29, 2018

Skilled Nursing Documentation for Admissions

May 24, 2018

Top 12 E-Tags: Emergency Preparedness

May 22, 2018

Enforcement Freeze on 8 F-Tags

May 17, 2018

F-Tags: Severity and Scope

May 15, 2018

Top 10 F-Tags Deficiency Trends in Nursing Facility Health Inspections

May 8, 2018

Therapy Modes of Care Under a Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM)

May 3, 2018

Merry Walker Ambulation Device: Restraint or Not a Restraint

May 1, 2018

RCS-1 Resident Classification System Version 1 Delayed until October 2019 and Modified to Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM)

April 26, 2018

Quality Measure: The Ability to Move Independently Worsened

April 24, 2018

SNF Value-Based Purchasing: Hospital Readmissions 2% Reduction or a 1% Increase

April 19, 2018

Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) Data Collection: Top 10 Things You Need to Know

April 17, 2018

Requirements for Requirements of Participation (RoP) Overview Phase I, Phase II and Phase III

April 12, 2018

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: Active Residents Equal Happy Residents

April 10, 2018

SNF PEPPER Report - April 2018 Release

April 5, 2018

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: SNF Staffing Amid Regulatory Challenges

April 3, 2018

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: Providing for a Sicker, Better-Informed Resident Base

March 30, 2018

Medicare Part A Required SNF PPS Assessments: Back to Basics (Part 3 of 3)

March 27, 2018

Medicare Part A Required SNF PPS Assessments: Back to Basics (Part 2 of 3)

March 22, 2018

Medicare Part A Required SNF PPS Assessments: Back to Basics (Part 1 of 3)

March 20, 2018

RCS-1 Modes of Therapy: MDS Guidelines (Section O)

March 15, 2018

Person-Centered Therapy Services

March 13, 2018

VA Hospital: 3-Night Qualifying Medicare Stay

March 8, 2018

Positioning Devices, Self-Releasing Devices and Restraints

March 6, 2018

Respiratory Therapy: MDS Coding, Criteria and Qualified Professional

March 1, 2018

Denial Letters: ABN = Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-Coverage

February 27, 2018

Physical Restraints: Identify the Effect of the Device, Not the Device

February 22, 2018

AHCA Provider Lounge Series: Setting the Standard for a World-Class Organization

February 20, 2018

RCS-1 (Resident Classification System Version 1): Questions and Answers