SNF VBP Online Resources

Billing and Reimbursement / DNS / NAC / Post-Acute Care News

CMS has an online home for the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) program that offers multiple resources explaining how the program works. Landing page: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Value-Based-Programs/SNF-VBP/SNF-VBP-Page.html Spotlights & Announcements Scoring Methodology & Payment Adjustment Confidential Feedback Reporting & Review and Corrections Extraordinary Circumstance Exception Public Reporting of SNF VBP …

4 Tips for Surviving the Mental Load of the NAC’s Job

Blog / Leadership and Management / NAC

The nurse assessment coordinator’s (NAC’s) job is mentally taxing. There is so much to keep track of—assessment reference dates, when to complete an interim payment assessment, how the case-mix adjusted components impact the Patient-Driven Payment Model and reimbursement, how to code every section of the MDS, when to deliver beneficiary …

SNF Staffing Crisis: The Risks and Impact of Pulling the NAC to the Floor

NAC / Podcast / Workforce Solutions

In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, vice president of education and certification strategy for AAPACN, and Jennifer LaBay, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, QCP, CRC, curriculum development specialist with AAPACN, discuss the current staffing crisis in skilled nursing facilities across the country and the potential impact of …

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Nurse Leader Fundamentals: An Overview

DNS / Leadership and Management / Podcast

In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, vice president of education and certification strategy for AAPACN and Denise Winzeler, BSN, RN, LNHA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, discuss AAPACN’s latest education program for nurse leaders—Nurse Leader Fundamentals.

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Five-Star Staffing Measures Scoring and Methodology Tool

NAC / QAPI and Quality Initiatives / Tool

The July 2022 Care Compare refresh reflected a major overhaul of how the Five-Star Staffing stars are calculated. The staffing domain is now based on six staffing measures, three based on hours per resident day and three based on turnover. Nurse assessment coordinators can use AAPACN’s Five-Star Staffing Measures Scoring …

ICD-10-CM Codes: Use of Unspecified Codes Resulting in Medicare Denials

Billing and Reimbursement / NAC / Podcast

In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, vice president of education and certification strategy for AAPACN, Jennifer LaBay, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, QCP, CRC, curriculum development specialist with AAPACN, and Carol Maher, RN-BC, RAC-MTA, RAC-MT, CPC, director of education for Hansen, Hunter & Co., P.C./Synergy Healthcare Resources/Axiom/HealthBridge, …

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Interrupted Stay Flow Chart

Billing and Reimbursement / NAC / Tool

Determining whether an interrupted stay has occurred can be a challenge, especially when so many different factors must be considered. AAPACN’s enhanced  Interrupted Stay Flow Chart will help nurse assessment coordinators (NACs) navigate different scenarios to assist in the determination of whether an interrupted stay has occurred or not. For permission …