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Senior Housing  |  healthcare

Home Health Provider Sees Big Opportunity for Seniors Housing Collaboration

By: NIC  |  January 24, 2019

“The number one thing about managing patients is knowing where they live and having ‘eyes’ on them.” —Steve Rodgers, CEO, AccentCare Inc.

Economic Trends  |  Regulatory Environment  |  Senior Housing  |  Skilled Nursing

The Implications of PDPM for Skilled Nursing

By: NIC  |  January 02, 2019

Medicare is changing the way skilled nursing operators are paid, effective October 2019. The new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) system replaces Resource Utilization Groups (RUGs) and will dramatically shift predictors of financial success, while raising new compliance concerns as operators change their business strategies to adapt. Skilled nursing investors, as well as owners, operators, and care/service providers will not want to miss PointRight Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer Steven Littlehale’s upcoming NIC Spring Conference presentation on the subject. NIC recently discussed the session with Littlehale, which is recapped here:

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