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SNF Reimbursement Cuts are Imminent: Cost Control is Key to Success
Beginning October 2011, Medicare payments to SNF's are expected to be cut by 11%, and Medi-Cal payment reductions of 10% are expected soon. Facility revenue cuts will necessitate immediate interdisciplinary department cost reductions.
Are your food costs in budget? Raw food costs for a 99 bed SNF at 90% occupancy at $4.00 prd is $129,940 annually and at $5.00 prd is $162,425! Even a $0.20 prd overage can cost you nearly $6500 per year!
Nutricopia's proactive help is available now! Our HM Composite heritage has always partnered with the health care communities it serves to help with budget and cost control. Review this "Blast From the Past" in-service article with its timeless messages and strategies for cost containment, then read on for important ways we can help reduce dietary costs:
Nutricopia MenuCentral:
- Online access to trusted quality menus at a price that rolls back menu prices 30 years- only $50 per month!
- Control food costs with quantified recipes, production and ordering guides, and recipe yields adjusted each seasonal cycle to coincide with your census and diet mix.
- Contact Janet Montano, RD for a demo and information on this easy to use system, or more information on Resident Manager, computerized tray card system.
Consultant Dietitian:
- Save on your food costs now with a Dietary Cost Control QA. Our experienced RDs conduct a comprehensive cost control quality assurance check with thorough evaluation of dietary systems including: accounting and purchasing practices, food production management, supplement and snack use, and labor efficiency assessment. Email and schedule your QA visit.
- Schedule a Nutricopia cost-containment presentation for multi-facility communities to help strategize and implement cost reduction systems.
- Inexperienced Dietary Manager? Let an experienced Nutricopia RD manager help train your DM to put cost effective management control systems in place.
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Training Programs
ServSafe Class
Sacramento: Oct. 14, 2011,
Nov. 18, 2011
San Jose: Oct. 28, 2011
Culinary Training
Stay tuned for future culinary workshop dates. Check our brochure for customized culinary training in your health care community.
Visit the Nutricopia.co Resources Page for a complete list of on-going classes.
 Train on-line to become a CDM through Nutricopia & Loma Linda University.
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Reduce Survey Risk
Nutricopia can identify risks before survey, assist during survey and help with plans of correction. To learn more call 916-364-5300 or email today. |
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