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Therapy Remains Critical in PDGM: Skilled Criteria, Strategic Element

Posted on: March 6, 2019

Imagine a world where reimbursement isn’t based on the volume of therapy visits. Instead, therapists care for patients and drive outcomes based exclusively on clinical need. 

HealthPRO Heritage experts agree: PDGM will breathe new life into how, when, and why therapists deliver care. We are, in fact, excited for a new world where our success will be measured by the evidence-based therapy we provide and the outcomes we achieve.

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Tags: Home Health, PDGM

Home Health PDGM Final Rule Released

Posted on: November 2, 2018

CMS released the much anticipated Home Health Final Rule October 31. Much of the content from the Proposed Rule and the Final Rule will remain the same, with significant changes highlighted below.

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Tags: Home Health, CMS Update 2018, PDGM

Home Health Providers: Leverage QAPI Plan to Prep for PDGM?

Posted on: October 1, 2018

In the recently updated Conditions of Participation, CMS spells out what they expect from a QAPI program. Additionally, the final draft of the interpretive guidelines (IG) for the Home Health Agency Conditions of Participation (CoP) was released last month.

How can agencies use this already mandatory requirement to help prepare them for the expected changes coming in 2020 with the proposed Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM)?

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Tags: Home Health, QAPI Plan, PDGM

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