We are thrilled to welcome Gary Wong as a Respiratory Therapy Competency co-speaker! Gary Wong is a Director of Respiratory Services at Islands Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, President of The Hawaii Society for Respiratory Care (HSRC) , AARC House of Delegate Representative.

I hope that your holiday celebrations are filled with precious moments of laughter, love, and goodwill. May the coming year bring you contentment and joy in all things. Wishing you all the best this holiday season.

The CDC and FDA issued preliminary findings about monitoring the bivalent COVID-19​ vaccine’s safety that​ discusses an initial increase of strokes in their safety monitoring data for the Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine. hhi.hub.am/3iRyh72

Expert resources on skilled coverage criterion for Medicare Part A now available on our blog. Improve patient care today! #medicare #skillednursing hhi.hub.am/3WrFTet

New blog alert! Skilled Coverage / PHE / MA DPH / HHI Core Components Updated 1.19.2023 / Skilling Related to Quality Measures Part II 🔗 Read more on the Harmony Healthcare blog. harmony-healthcare.com/blog/skilled-c…

New blog alert! Respiratory Therapy: 1, 2, 3, 4 🔗 Read more on the Harmony Healthcare blog. harmony-healthcare.com/blog/respirato…

New blog alert! COVID-19 100-Day Benefit Waiver 🔗 Read more on the Harmony Healthcare blog. harmony-healthcare.com/blog/covid-19-…

Want to ensure your SNF gets fair reimbursement? Don't make the mistake of using dashes on the MDS Assessment. Read our latest blog on the subject: MDS Coding and Dashes (-) hhi.hub.am/3DsWnvX by @KrisMastrangelo

New blog alert! COVID-19 PHE Expiration May 11, 2023 - OMB 1.31.2023 🔗 Read more on the Harmony Healthcare blog. harmony-healthcare.com/blog/covid-19-…

New blog alert! Five-Star Rating Schizophrenia and Dispute CMS Memo 1.18.2023 🔗 Read more on the Harmony Healthcare blog. harmony-healthcare.com/blog/five-star…

New blog alert! Five Star User's Guide and Health Inspection Cut Points January 2023 🔗 Read more on the Harmony Healthcare blog. harmony-healthcare.com/blog/five-star…

New blog alert! SNF QRP Purpose, Deadline and Quality Measures 🔗 Read more on the Harmony Healthcare blog. harmony-healthcare.com/blog/snf-qrp-p…

New blog alert! COVID-19 NHSN Booster Reporting and COVID-19 NHSN Vaccination "Up To Date" 🔗 Read more on the Harmony Healthcare blog. harmony-healthcare.com/blog/covid-19-…

Do you know what Section GG is and how it can impact patient care? 🤔 Our new blog has all the answers! Learn how to improve your documentation and prevent coding errors. hhi.hub.am/3ymqlz5 👀 #SectionGG #Coding #Therapy #Healthcare

Our latest post breaks down the Medicare Part A SNF 30-Day Transfer Rule, a crucial policy affecting post-hospital extended care services. Stay informed and check it out! hhi.hub.am/3ZWDV7J

Save the date, Baltimore! On April 26, 2023, from 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., I will be giving a 90-minute Breakout Session on Leadership and Motivation at the ACHCA 2023 Convocation & Expo in Key Ballroom 4. I can't wait to see you there! #ACHCAConvo23

#iQIES is coming! Starting April 17th, US healthcare providers will need to use this web-based system for data submission and reporting. Stay ahead of the game by reading our latest blog. hhi.hub.am/3yHddEL

New blog alert! Massachusetts Finally Changes from MMQ to MDS for Medicaid Payments 🔗 Read more on the Harmony Healthcare blog. harmony-healthcare.com/blog/massachus…

Join us at the Iowa Health Care Association Spring Quarterly Education Conference on March 29th! I will be giving presentations on Nursing Facility Assessment at 10:15 a.m., Nurse Documentation for SNF Nurses at 12:30 p.m. and Quality Measures Five Star / QRP at 2:15 p.m.

The ACHCA conference was a great success! We appreciate the MA Chapter for bringing together healthcare professionals to share ideas and knowledge. Thank you for inspiring us as we embrace the PDPM transition.