Policy Snapshot
March 15, 2024
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JAMDA
June 6, 2020
Skilled Nursing Facility Characteristics Associated With Financially Motivated Therapy and Relation to Quality
In October 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a new payment model for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that eliminated financial incentives to provide high-intensity therapy. Yet high-intensity therapy in SNFs has been linked to better quality outcomes, potentially pu...
JAMDA
March 23, 2020
Skilled Nursing Facility Differences in Readmission Rates by the Diagnosis-Related Group Category of the Initial Hospitalization
Policy Snapshot
May 3, 2024
Skilled Nursing Facility Place of Service Codes: Updated Resources from CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated Medicare Learning Network resources to clarify the place of service codes you should use for inpatient services outside of a facility.
JAMDA
September 16, 2025
Skilled Nursing Facility Population Characteristics and Length of Stay: A Prospective Cohort Study
Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) offer short-term, subacute care following injury or hospitalization, with Medicare fully covering stays ≤20 days. As the US population ages, SNF demand is increasing, yet this population remains poorly characterized. Prolonged stays increase pathogen exposure, with shared ...
JAMDA
September 25, 2024
Skilled Nursing Facility Rehabilitation Intensity and Successful Discharge in Persons with Dementia
Skilled therapies (STs), including audiology, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy, can address functional deficits in dementia. This study aims to quantify the association between ST and successful discharge after heart failure (HF) hospitalization in persons living with dem...
Policy Snapshot
April 28, 2023
Skilled Nursing Facility Three-Day Waiver-Analysis of Use in ACOs 2014 to 2019
In traditional Medicare, beneficiaries must have a medically necessary inpatient hospital stay of at least three consecutive days for the program to pay for skilled nursing facility (SNF) services.
JAMDA
May 9, 2019
Skilled Nursing Facility Utilization Management in a Risk-Sharing Environment in the Community
Policy Snapshot
December 8, 2023
Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program: December Confidential Feedback Reports
Download your December Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports for the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program from iQIES, including the incentive payment multiplier CMS will apply to your Part A claims in FY 2024. Submit corrections by December 31. See Confidential Feedback Reporting &...
JAMDA
February 19, 2015
Skilled Nursing Facility/Plastic Surgery Interdisciplinary Team Approach: Utilizing Inter-Professional Collaboration and Innovative Telemedicine Technologies to Provide Comprehensive Wound Care Across the Healthcare Continuum
