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Healthcare facilities have often relied to some degree on traveling nurses and visiting physicians or specialists. Especially in locations where…

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Mobile readiness is a must-have for scheduling software

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In an environment where the expectation is quickly becoming anytime, anywhere access to data, the need for mobility in staff…

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Secure COVID-19 relief funds for your skilled nursing facility

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Has your skilled nursing facility been diligent in tracking infection control and prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic? If so, your…

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CMS audits have restarted: How skilled nursing facilities can prepare

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) resumed Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) and Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) medical review…

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Avoid postal delays with paperless claims and statements

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The U.S. Postal Service is experiencing delays in mail delivery across the country. At the same time, Americans everywhere especially…

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Desperate to trim your labor budget? Start with overtime.

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Labor costs consume most of a healthcare organization's operating budget, so when it's time to reduce costs, that's usually the…

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Insurance discovery: The revenue recovery tool your organization needs

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For many healthcare organizations, strong financial performance requires more than clean claims and efficient patient payment processes. A commitment to…

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Is telehealth right for your practice? Key considerations for physicians interested in virtual care

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The rising use of telehealth over the course of this year has signaled a loud and clear message across the…

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Study shows disconnect between CMS infection control surveys and COVID outbreaks

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A recent study of data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) by the Center for Medicare Advocacy…

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CMS issues millions in infection control penalties to SNFs

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has imposed more than $15 million in penalties on 3,400 skilled nursing…

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CDC advice for managing a staffing shortage and how Inovalon can help providers

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Healthcare workers across the U.S. many who thought the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic was behind them have been hit…

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How COVID complicates credential tracking and what you can do to remain compliant

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It seems like eons since the first case of COVID appeared in the U.S. even though it was only January.…

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The PBJ reporting waiver has ended: What you need to know

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In a memorandum released on June 25, CMS announced the end of the COVID-19 emergency waiver for staffing data submissions.

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How does home health billing work?

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While healthcare profit margins continue to dwindle, the aging population increases. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by 2030, adults…

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How to choose an RCM vendor: 5 critical criteria for evaluating revenue cycle management providers

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Regardless of the business you're in, the capability to efficiently capture, manage and collect revenue is critical to success. Many…

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What is revenue cycle management in healthcare?

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Revenue cycle management (RCM) in healthcare is the fiscal process of identifying, managing, and collecting payments for patient services. It…

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Reducing the high cost of overtime

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With so much attention on data from strategies and ownership to data centralization, integration, mining and ethics it can be…

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7 revenue cycle management best practices

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We understand that your focus is (and should be) caring for your patients. But we also understand that patient care…

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How to check Medicare status quickly and easily

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For physician practices, hospitals and all healthcare organizations, streamlining your revenue cycle management is critical. One of the best ways…

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Skipping meals and bathroom breaks: Are your nurses putting their health at stake?

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If 2020 has taught us anything, it's that nurses rise to the challenge during times of crisis. For months, we've…

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Three tips for better nurse engagement that drives quality care

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Nurses are the heart of every healthcare organization. Not only are they passionate about providing expert care, they are also…

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The three priorities nursing leaders should have for the rest of the year

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This year has been a roller coaster so far, with influenza and COVID-19 wreaking havoc in healthcare facilities across the…

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Skilled nursing facilities to receive break on reporting staffing data

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended timeline requirements for reporting direct staffing data in skilled nursing…

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CMS temporarily lifts MDS reporting timeline

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Skilled nursing facilities will see the timeline requirements for reporting the Minimum Data Set (MDS) to the Centers for Medicare…

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CMS waives hospitalization requirement for SNF patients

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced it will waive several requirements for SNF residents impacted by…

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CMS Places SNF Inspection Scores on Temporary Hold

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To help protect skilled nursing facilities against COVID-19 outbreaks, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began focusing inspections…

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Four Best Practices for Nurturing a Collaborative Nursing Culture

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True collaboration where joint communication and decision making occur among all the members of a healthcare team is a cornerstone…

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3 statistics your patients wish you knew about patient payments

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Your patients are always your first priority. That said, to best serve them, you need to maintain a financially successful…

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