Risk Mitigation Strategy

Risk Mitigation Strategy

Post-acute care patients need specialized attention due to complex medical needs, making them vulnerable to falls, infections, and other challenges. An evidence-based clinical system can enhance patient care and lower risks, leading to better outcomes and improved regulatory compliance.

 

DreamPRO Intelligence Center  is an automated evidence-based Clinical QUALITY System that focuses on Risk Mitigation and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) quickly identifying daily priority areas to close gaps in the Electronic Health Record.

 

Taking immense pressure off your nursing team’s daily routine and providing fast insight into these vulnerabilities empowers improvement in your Regulatory Performance and Care Outcomes.

 

Why DreamPRO–

  • Improve Regulatory Performance
  • Reduce Fines, Litigation, and Loss of Reputation
  • Attract and Retain: Residents, Staff, and Families
  • Immune to attrition and experience, so results are sustainable and reproducible.

 

The post-acute industry is facing increased regulatory oversight, and providers who fail to comply with regulatory requirements may face civil monetary penalties or other legal action. By implementing effective risk mitigation strategies, providers can reduce their exposure to legal and financial risks.

Schedule a meeting with me to discuss how we can implement an effective risk mitigation strategy for your centers.

3 Tips for Successful PBJ Submissions

3 Tips for Successful PBJ Submissions

Does submitting an accurate and thorough quarterly PBJ create stress for the entire team?

Here are the top 3 factors that adversely impact your staffing star ratings:

  1. RN <8 hours – Four or more occurrences in the quarter with no RN staffing 8 consecutive hours, results in your facility receiving an automatic one-star rating for RN staffing & overall staffing. It is critical that all hours are accounted for, including agency.
  2. Break time – Be aware that CMS mandates a 30-minute deduction of time in the PBJ calculation for every 8-hour shift worked. CMS will automatically deduct 30-minutes for every shift greater than 8-hours if not demonstrated within your submission report – Resulting in fewer hours than you predicted. Unfortunately, this impacted a client of ours, causing a loss of nearly 20,000 hours during the 3-month period!
  3. MDS Discharge Assessments – Many facilities have not completed all their MDS Discharge Assessment forms for the quarter, causing an inflated CMS Census that is used in your PBJ staffing calculations – Ultimately leading to a lower NHPPD than predicted and most likely leading to a negative score outcome. Prioritize completion of MDS Discharge Assessments and your actual census will mirror CMS’s census.

The organizations’ expertise is on resident care – understandably, thus they find the data entry and technical elements of PBJ frustrating, leading to procrastination with less than satisfactory staffing stars. DreamCORE Intelligence Center is your team’s solution to PBJ management and submission.

The DreamCORE Intelligence Center leverages technology so that you and your organization can put the resources and focus back on resident care. Our technology generates alerts on a daily basis allowing for timely adjustments so your next PBJ report can be accurate.

In addition, we can assist you with:

  • Organizing all your PBJ data
  • On-time report submissions
  • Audits – scrub, organize, prepare data for response

CMS has new guidelines effective as of 10/1/2022, including weekend staffing and staff turnover measures. We can help you prepare for these important changes.

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3 Ways to Manage Staffing Data in Today’s Challenging Climate

3 Ways to Manage Staffing Data in Today’s Challenging Climate

3 Ways to Manage Staffing Data in Today’s Challenging Climate

 

We understand. Thanks to 18 months of a pandemic, there’s a widespread industry shortage of staff. Compound that with an impending federal vaccine mandate. Looming in the background, a federal minimum wage hike.

 

Yet the need for senior care services is higher than ever. Stringent infection control protocols and new procedures add to the operational complexity you’re navigating every day.

 

You’re trying to hold on to those who are the foundation of your operation by incentivizing loyal staff with overtime, bonuses, and wage increases. You’re adding agency staff to fill the gaps. These strategies are necessary to stay in PBJ compliance.

So how do you manage all this when the goal post is constantly moving?

 

One way is to laser focus on your data – and ensure consistency with your data collection, data representation, and data interpretation. Though you currently have tons of data, is it accessible in a relevant, actionable format? If you find yourself shuffling paper reports or clicking through multiple browser windows to find the information you seek, we can offer you a much better way.

 

By integrating your legacy software platforms into a user-friendly, drillable dashboard, Prone 2 Dream customizes how you view your payroll expense, timeclock data, agency expense, and even PBJ star status. You have actionable insight, all in one place, that you can decipher in moments. You can know what you need to know, and make decisions that positively impact your company’s profitability.

Labor Distribution Report

Here are 3 ways we can help you manage staffing data:

 

DreamCORE Dashboards are a prospective approach to managing profitability. We integrate your data silos to present green views of actionable KPIs. DreamCORE customizes reporting solutions by bringing the relevant data from the various sources together. Watch your P&L building throughout the month – Earnings Reports, Wage Analysis, Labor Distribution, Census, Reimbursement rates, Spend Down (Checkbooking) and Industry KPI’s such as HPPD, DollarsPPD, Overtime expenses…and much more.

 

The results? Data you can use – to zero in on your daily activities, find issues, course-correct, and meet your projected outcomes. (DreamCORE Dashboards are a comprehensive solution that include the 2 solutions below – Agency Time Tracker and DreamPBJ Dashboards.)

 

Not ready for the entire financial package? Start with one of these staffing-specific solutions:

 

Agency TimeTracker is a user-friendly app that enables the contractor to clock in and out at the facility. The data integrates with your in-house timekeeping system to provide an accurate daily staffing review. You have a true picture of your staffing hours for PBJ reporting and invoice management. At the end of the quarter, simply export your Agency XML file for easy CMS – PBJ reporting.

 

DreamPBJ Dashboards is a business intelligence solution that provides 92 day rolling tracking of your regulatory compliance data with visibility into your PBJ daily star rating. Continuity brings stability, and ultimately enables you to know what each quarter’s stars will be when you cross the last day of the quarter. Dream PBJ takes the mystery out of PBJ reporting.

 

We welcome the opportunity to discuss your unique challenges. We’ll help you wrangle all your data so it makes sense … while you’re running the race.

Choose a convenient time on our calendar by clicking here.

Or simply call: (469) 294-5233 or email: contact@prone2dream.com.

Senior Living Operators – Will You Meet Your Budget This Month?

Senior Living Operators – Will You Meet Your Budget This Month?

There’s a nagging question in the minds of senior living administrators and department managers everywhere: “Will I meet my budget this month?”

 

DreamCORE Dashboards and the Dream Expenses App are the practical solution to this notorious problem – How to manage expenses with a census that fluctuates daily and a labyrinth of operational issues.

 

Dream Expenses is a simple, mobile app that inputs each invoice directly into your general ledger – “one-touch invoicing”. Easily select the GL code, and easily split the invoice if necessary, even between departments.

 

This practical checkbooking system updates your DreamCORE Dashboards with every entry. You have near real time access to department budgets that are auto-adjusting by SpendDown and fluctuating census.

 

The result: DreamCORE Dashboards take the guesswork out of meeting the budget. Each department leader has a departmental dashboard and knows exactly how much is available to spend.

 

DreamCORE Dashboards solve the problem of managing expenses against a fluctuating census, saving time and enabling confident, evidence-based decisions.

 

Book a live demo – Grab a spot on our calendar here.

 

Contact us today to see how easily you can manage your expenses and make data-driven decisions, when all your critical data is in one place.

 

Infographic SNF Expenses

SNF Operators – Reduce Time Chasing Receivables

SNF Operators – Reduce Time Chasing Receivables

How much of your human capital is being expensed to chasing receivables?

 

With DreamCORE Dashboards, you have a daily data story showing cash trending and charges trending, shortfall by payer and much more. It’s an at-a-glance daily view of your cash flow status.

 

When a new patient is admitted, critical data enters the EHR. DreamCORE Dashboards integrate the EHR with your book of record to deliver a logical view of real time receivables.

 

Having a daily view helps you identify roadblocks that cause receivables to enter the aging status … where they are less likely to be realized. Dream CORE displays historical data to measure trends and provide insight for improvement.

 

Check out the benefits on the infographic below.

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