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With one month since the PDGM transition, the industry asks, “How can we assure and measure whether our teams are successfully navigating the transition to PDGM?” Jason Sasser, PTA/CWT/CSST/ COQS, Vice President of Clinical Strategies, HealthPRO Heritage at Home, reflects on the industry’s most pertinent questions related to PDGM best practices and how to measure success. 

Review Choice Demonstration came to Ohio September 30^th, 2019 and hot on its heels is PDGM. The more prepared you are for all of the changes that come, the better poised your agency will be in the coming months and years.

For the New Year, CMS has gifted our industry important changes as detailed in the draft item sets for the MDS 3.0 labeled 1.18.0.

The Patient-Driven Grouping Model (PDGM) is almost one week underway! In order to assist with the transition to PDGM, CMS has updated OASIS data collection. These revisions include the addition of two new items and change twenty-three existing items as optional at some OASIS time points. Let’s breakdown the changes. 

Nothing could make us happier at HealthPRO Heritage than to see our partners succeed. After an initial evaluation of the PDPM transition, our team is proud to share positive news, optimistic trends, and three important lessons learned...

PDGM Implementation is Tomorrow! 
In 2019, we've published extensive break-downs of the things you may need to know about therapy in Home Health Agencies and Senior Living facilities. 

Inclusion of therapy in an interdisciplinary care plan under PDGM represents one of the greatest opportunities to impact patient outcomes and patient satisfaction.

HealthPRO Heritage at Home is fully prepared to bring its expertise and resources to home health agencies looking to strategize and succeed under PDGM. Among the many offerings to agencies are [+ downloadable checklist*]:

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Have you heard the expression “Therapists working at the top of their license?” For those of you who are part of the HealthPRO Heritage family, either associate or partner, then the answer is surely “Yes.”  But what specifically does this phrase mean?