Tag: PDPM
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Tell CMS Nutrition Care Matters
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering removing malnutrition and tube feeding from reimbursed care in under the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM). One of the greatest perils our elders face is maintaining nutritional health. Peer-reviewed research has shown time and time again that without adequate nutrition individuals do not recover from…
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PDPM – Increase reimbursements for nutrition care
The implementation of the PDPM (Patient Driven Payment Model) program has posed some recent new challenges for healthcare providers. PDPM has come under focus by CMS for accurate coding and documentation, with new audits to be conducted by Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC). These audits could result in payment denials, causing disruptions in community budgets and…