Author: LTPAC HIT Collaborative

Source: AHIMA report

Publication Date: May 17, 2010

Author: LTPAC HIT Collaborative

Source: AHIMA report

Publication Date: May 17, 2010

Author: LTPAC HIT Collaborative

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: November 16, 2010

Author: LTPAC HIT Collaborative

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: May 06, 2011

Author: LTPAC HIT Collaborative

Source: AHIMA report

Publication Date: June 26, 2012

Author: LTPAC HIT Collaborative

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: November 16, 2010

Author: Marsh, Carmilla

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2002

Release of information is a perennial challenge for HIM professionals in all care settings. However, long-term care offers some special challenges, especially in the light of the HIPAA privacy rule published in December 2000 (with a compliance date of April 2003). This article reviews the basi....

Author: Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center

Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

Publication Date: November 07, 2012

Author: Mitchell, Sue

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2003

When the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its highlights of 2002, the listing of significant accomplishments included the department’s efforts to improve quality of care. Discussion of quality improvement efforts focused on the department’s initiatives in measurin....

Author: Mohamoud, Shamis; Byrne, Colene; Samarth, Anita; U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. National Resource Center for Health Information Technology

Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

Publication Date: October 15, 2009

Author: Roadman, Charles H. II

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2000

As we prepare to address the challenges and opportunities ahead, providing compassionate, quality care to residents in long term care settings must remain our top priority. The 21st century is an opportunity for the long term care community to work on behalf of elderly and disabled cit....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: April 30, 2003

April 30, 2003
Thomas A. Scully
Administrator
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: CMS-1472-P
P.O. Box 8010
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850

RE: Medicare Program: Prospective Payment System for Long-....

Author: Schoenfelt, Suzanne

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 1999

Throughout the healthcare industry, the computer-based patient record (CPR) is in various stages of development. This article assesses the progress long term care facilities are making in moving toward the CPR. The article also suggests some ways HIM professionals can devel....

Author: Sims, Michelle

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2005

In order to accurately bill for long-term care, an organization must achieve consistency between the minimum data set (MDS) and the UB-92. The first step is to ensure compliance with the completion of the MDS. It is helpful to have a system that identifies the assessment reference date span an....

Author: Slomski, Anita J.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2003

Nursing homes have long been aware of how they stack up to other facilities in terms of clinical quality. Now, with Nursing Home Compare, the public is aware, too. Here’s how HIM professionals play a part in getting these data right.
Two years ago, if I had told our CQI team I wante....

Author: Spohn, Renae

Source: Long Term Care Insights | AHIMA newsletter article

Publication Date: May 2009

The Royal Oaks Lifecare Center in Sun City, AZ, has been using Momentum Healthware electronic record software since 2003. The Royal Oaks campus is a private pay campus, made up of 500 assisted living and independent living apartments as well as 122 private skilled nursing beds. The origin....

Author: University of Minnesota

Source: External web site

Publication Date: July 03, 2007

Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: June 02, 2004

Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: September 24, 2003

LTC-DRG Description Relative Weight Geometric Average Length of Stay 5/6th of the Average Length of Stay 1 5 CRANIOTOMY AGE>17 W CC 2.0841 40.0 33.3 2 <....

Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: December 02, 1999

Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: September 02, 1990

State Operations Manual
Appendix....

Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: June 02, 2004

Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source: Federal Register

Publication Date: May 06, 2005

Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: April 02, 2003

Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source: Federal Register

Publication Date: August 03, 2007

Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: June 02, 2004

Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: April 02, 2003

Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: January 02, 1999

State Operations Manual Chapter 7 - Survey and Enforcement Process for SNFs and NFs
Table of Contents 7000    Introduction 7001   ....

Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source: Federal Register

Publication Date: August 30, 2002

Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Inspector General

Source: Federal Register

Publication Date: March 16, 2000

Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Inspector General

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: November 12, 2012

Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: March 15, 2013

Author: Viola, Allison F.

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: December 21, 2010

Author: Wright, Amy

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2003

“If you or a loved one has been the victim of nursing home abuse, please call for a free consultation.” This refrain is familiar to Floridians and is quickly moving to other states where laws allow large punitive or damage awards for malpractice lawsuits.


Long-term c....

Author: Yoder, Lois M.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 1999

Good documentation is a must in all settings—but long term care faces some special problems. Improving a long term care documentation program takes education, awareness, vigilance, and attention to detail. Here are some strategies.
It's a fact—when patient loads are hig....

Author: Zeglen, Margaret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 1997

Introduction


In January 1997, the Board of Commissioners of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations approved new requirements for participation in the accreditation process for hospitals and long term care facilities. The requirements apply to performanc....

Author: Zender, Anne

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 1998

HIM professionals who work in long term care settings are well acquainted with the Minimum Data Set 2.0 (MDS). Since 1990, it has been part of the standardized assessments that nursing homes participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs must complete. Starting this summer, updated submis....

Author: Zender, Anne

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 1998

As the Net surfers of today become the long term care consumers of tomorrow, the long term care industry faces new challenges. Patients and their families are growing increasingly interested in information that will help them make more informed decisions about healthcare. A....

Author:

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2000

Have you found yourself in the position of developing or reviewing health information and documentation policies for an assisted living facility? If so, you know that it is not easy to find resources or standards for this growing industry. However, both the Joint Commission on Accredit....

Author:

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: May 2008

Author:

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2000

HCFA Administrator Nancy-Ann DeParle announced immediate actions developed by the Clinton administration to ensure quality care in nursing homes. According to the announcement, HCFA has: instructed states to impose immediate sanctions, such as fines, against nursing homes in more situatio....

Author:

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: May 23, 2011

Author:

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: March 2008

Author:

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2002

HIPAA is an issue in hospitals across the nation, but what about other kinds of facilities—such as long-term care, behavioral health, or home care organizations? They, too, need to address HIPAA. We asked three HIM professionals who work in these settings to briefly address how HIPAA is ch....

Author:

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: September 28, 2007

Author:

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: January 2007

Author:

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2000

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) has published the OIG Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities. Published in the Federal Register on March 16, 2000, the document contains seven fundamental elements for an effective complia....

Author:

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2000

Reducing fraud and abuse.
Making operations run more smoothly.
Improving services.
Keeping a lid on costs.

Compliance programs aim to do all of these things. And with expertise in coding, reimbursement, and regulatory matters, HIM professionals are natural members of....

Author:

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: February 15, 2011