Skilled Nursing Facility Reimbursement
Some skilled nursing facility (SNF) patients require total assistance with their activities of daily living and have complex nursing and physical, speech, and occupational therapy needs. SNFs are required to periodically assess their patients using a tool called the Minimum Data Set that helps classify each patient into a resource utilization group for payment. Medicare payment for SNF services varies based on the activities of daily living score and the therapy minutes received by the beneficiary and reported on the Minimum Data Set. The more care and therapy the patient requires, the higher the Medicare payment. Previous OIG work found that SNFs are billing for higher levels of therapy than were provided or were reasonable or necessary. We will review the documentation at selected SNFs to determine if it meets the requirements for each particular resource utilization group.
Announced or Revised | Agency | Title | Component | Report Number(s) | Expected Issue Date (FY) |
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Removed | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Skilled Nursing Facility Reimbursement | Office of Audit Services | W-00-16-35784 | 2020 |