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A must-have for your facility!

The Medicare payment system is complex, confusing, and ever-changing. The Postacute Payment Manual will help your facility get the reimbursement it deserves for the postacute care it provides.

Save time and ensure earned reimbursement

Covering every aspect of Medicare nursing home assessment and billing —from Resource Utilization Groups (RUGs) classifications and the MDS to ICD-9 coding— this 800+ page binder features:

• detailed how-to information on each topic
• troubleshooting advice and best practices
• recent reimbursement related updates, such as the RUG 53 payment categories

Topics covered include

• RUG classification
• Restorative nursing
• Staffing and resource utilization
• MDS scheduling, submission, and completion
• Discharge and re-entry tracking
• the MDS process
• MDS coding
• the MDS correction policy
• Supporting documentation and MDS accuracy
• Auditing and education
• Interdisciplinary communication
• Performance improvement
• Technical compliance issues
• Skilling for Part A services
• Medical review/appeals process
• Increasing efficiency and cost control
• ICD-9 coding and HIM issues
• Billing and finance
• Part B services/consolidated billing
• Corporate compliance issues
• Risk contracts/capitation reimbursement

Who needs this comprehensive resource?

Administrators, MDS coordinators, chief financial officers, and billers will all benefit from the in-depth information and practical guidance offered in The Postacute Payment Manual.

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