Skilled nursing providers bracing for validation audits should prepare for medical record requests sooner rather than later.

Commencing October 2024, CMS will start off-cycle revalidations of all Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). As part of the revalidation process, SNFs must disclose the additional information required ...

On April 17, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced another extension of the deadline by which skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) must revalidate their Medicare ...

A traditionalist mindset can be dangerous in the healthcare field, and skilled nursing facilities have often been prone to operating “as usual” rather than pursuing a more effective and efficient ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility ...

Medicare provides coverage for care required at a skilled nursing facility (SNF) up to a 100-day limit. The amount a person has to contribute to their care payments depends on the length of their stay ...

Medicare covers short-term care in a skilled nursing facility (SNF). However, its SNF coverage has some limitations. There are certain factors to consider when preparing for the end of Medicare’s SNF ...

Medicare may end a person’s skilled nursing facility (SNF) coverage if the care is no longer medically necessary or if they use all their covered days in a benefit period. An SNF is a care facility ...