We have attached a spreadsheet for download that provides the Skilled Nursing Facility RUG Rates effective 10/1/12. In order to calculate your RUG Rates, follow four simple steps: (more…)
News and Updates
Archive for September, 2012
Update: Congratulations are in order for two TFG Clients
The Joint Commision just released a report that includes 620 hospitals in the United States, designated at “Top Performers on Key Quality Measures” that are leading the way nationally for positive patient outcomes. TFG Clients’ Oceans Behavioral of Lafayette and Oceans Behavioral of Opelousas were two of the 15 Louisiana Hospitals named and the only Psychiatric hospitals in Louisiana on the list. Click here for a copy of the entire report from The Joint Commission.
Reminder: Interest on Medicare Overpayments
As several of our providers have established extended repayment plans due to SSI adjustments or outlier reconcilliations, we feel it necessary to remind providers how the interest related to the overpayments needs to be treated in the general ledger so that the Medicare Cost Report can be properly prepared.
In accordance with PRM I Section 202.1, interest related to Medicare Overpayments is not allowable. Hence, if you have incurred such interest it needs to be recorded in a seperate general ledger account so that the amount can be identified during Mediare cost report preparation and maintain an adequate audit trail from the cost report to the trial balance. (more…)
Update: PS&R System not available until 9/17
The Medicare PS&R system in down for maintenance. No providers will be able to generate a PS&R until at least September 17, 2012. If for any reason you need a PS&R and can not obtain one, you will need to wait until 9/17. (more…)
Update: Useful Contact Information for Novitas
We encourage all of our providers that have recently transitioned from Pinnacle to Novitas to spend a little time on the Novitas website There is an abundance of usual information and downloads available to the provider. While we usually recommend that our provider’s contact us with any reimbursement related issues that require intermediary contact, we thought it would be good to provide you with this link for Novitas contact information.
If you have recently transitioned from Pinnacle, you are in MAC Jurisdiction H. (more…)