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How to Use an Onsite Therapy Program to Increase Occupancy in Assisted and Independent Living

Posted on: September 14, 2018

One Very Important, Creative Solution for Forward-Thinking Senior Living Communities

YOUR GOAL is to attract new residents and to preserve occupancy keeping them happy & healthy and aging in place.

YOUR CHALLENGE is executing on unique, tangible initiatives that differentiate your community from market competitors.

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Tags: census development, senior living, occupancy

From PDPM to PDGM: Home Health in the Hot Seat

Posted on: August 30, 2018

How Will the Recent Home Health Proposed Rule Affect the PAC Industry?

NOW WHAT?
PDGM (Patient-Driven Groupings Model) was recently announced in July as part of the Proposed Rule published by CMS and is anticipated to be THE biggest change in home health reimbursement 20+ years!

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Tags: Home Health, CMS Update 2018, PDPM, PDGM

New Long Stay Quality Measures (QMs): Unplanned Hospitalizations or Outpatient Observation Stays

Posted on: August 9, 2018

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The new Long Stay Quality Measure for hospitalizations are to be posted on Nursing Home Compare in October 2018. The formal name for this measure is Number of Hospitalizations per 1,000 Long-Stay Resident Days.

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PDPM & PDGM: Let's Break Down the Confusion...Pt 2

Posted on: July 25, 2018

If the 2019 proposed rule is finalized, which we anticipate is likely, it will cement the shift in Medicare’s payment system from a prospective payment system to value based purchasing model.  With these mega changes it can feel like a daunting task to provide clinical excellence while maintaining a profit, thus it will be paramount that detailed analysis and strategies be developed to ensure that we keep patient care as our number one priority.

Following a thorough review of the 599-page “Proposed Rule”, HealthPRO Heritage experts offer the following highlights on the PDGM section of the rule:

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Tags: CMS Update 2018, PDPM, PDGM

PDPM & PDGM: Let's Break Down the Confusion...Pt 1

Posted on: July 12, 2018

On Monday, July 2, 2018, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2019 Proposed Rule. Our industry has been anxiously awaiting this announcement since the introduction of “Home Health Groupings Model,” or HHGM in July 2017.

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Tags: CMS Update 2018, PDPM, PDGM

EY Announces HealthPRO CEO as Entrepreneur Of The Year Winner in MD

Posted on: June 30, 2015


Maryland, June 30, 2015 – HealthPRO Rehabilitation, one of the largest independently owned therapy providers in the country, is pleased to announce that its CEO John Heller received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2015 Award in the Health category in Maryland.

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Tags: EY Entrepreneur Of The Year, HealthPRO Rehabilitation

April is Occupational Therapy Month

Posted on: March 26, 2015

Thank You – OTs and COTAs!

This month, HealthPRO Heritage celebrates what you do to help individuals live life to its fullest. Our customers, their residents, and your company appreciate what you do every day.

“Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants help people across the lifespan participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities (occupations).” -- American Occupational Therapy Association

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Tags: Contract Rehab Services, Contract Rehab, HealthPro, Nursing Homes, Healthcare Reform Expertise, OT MOnth