PDGM, COVID-19 + the Final Rule 2021
PDGM + COVID-19 changed the home health landscape dramatically this year! Tack on CMS' release of the 2021 Home Health Final Rule on October 29, and we recognize that agencies may be struggling to navigate reimbursement regulations, declining caseload volumes, staff anxieties/shortage & more.
HealthPRO Heritage at Home is well prepared to support partners with meaningful guidance and sophisticated resources:
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- Occupational Therapy Win for Home Health Start of Care Visits
- Understanding the Financial Penalties with Late RAP Submission in 2021
- Ensuring Financial Solvency with Appropriate LUPA Mitigation and OASIS Scoring
- In a Year of Tricks, CMS Drops TREAT with Home Health Final Rule
- RCD Resumes for Home Health Services
- Home Health + COVID-19: Clinical and Financial Benefits
- Twelve New PDGM Home Health Clinical Pathways
- Home Health Proposed Rule for CY2021
- Home Health Pledge & Plan Amid COVID-19
- Home Health Clinical Excellence
- Leveraging Clinical Specialization to Support Caseload Growth
- Solutions for HHAs Amidst COVID-19 & PDGM
- Home Health & CMS COVID-19 Flexibilities: Read the Fine Print
- Tips & Trends from Home Health Frontlines Amidst COVID-19
- Early National PDGM Data and Metrics
- A True Home Health Partner through the COVID-19 Crisis
- Dangers of Therapy Underutilization Part 2: Effect of Outcomes on Star Ratings
- Dangers of Therapy Underutilization Part 1: CMS Perspective
- CMS Watching HHAs Closely Amid Shifting Therapy Strategies
- PDGM Success Out of the Gate!
- RCD (Review Choice Demonstration): Are you Ready?
- OASIS-D1: Who, What, When, and Why
- PDGM Eve & 2019 in Review
- For Outcomes Excellence Under PDGM, Embrace Therapy
- More Than Advice: HealthPRO Heritage at Home Consulting
- Under PDGM: Add Up the Benefits of Contract Therapy
- CMS Releases Final Rule for Home Health CY2020
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- Top 20 Diagnoses for each Clinical Grouping for the LDS [resource download]
- CMS' Final Rule: PDGM
- CMS Resources: Impact File, Grouper Tool, etc.
- PDGM and Home Health: Are You Ready?

- OASIS D: Taking New Sections to the Next Level
- Functional Scoring and Delivering Outcomes*
- Marketing Opportunities from PDGM*
- Therapy's Role in PDGM*
- Safe Transitions and Re-Hospitalization Mitigation*
- Care Pathways*
- Transitional Planning*
*Agency Partners: log on to CEU360 to view
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Listen to The Strategy Academy with HealthPRO Heritage on Apple Podcasts • Google Play
Topics include:
- PDGM Reimbursement Podcast Series [8 Parts]
- Part 1: The Importance of a Diverse CMI: Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket
- Part 2: HHA Telehealth Can Only Mean One Thing: Hotline Bling
- Part 3: Killing 2 Birds with 1 Stone Regarding OASIS
- Part 4: LUPA Torpedo Sinking Home Health
- Part 5: How Low Is Your Cash Flow? The Importance of Clinical Pathways
- Part 6: How Low Is Your Cash Flow? The Importance of Specialty Programs
- Part 7: Documentation for A Deposition: Defense Under Value-Based Care
- Part 8: Getting a Seat at the Table: ACO & BPCIA Partnerships
- COVID-19 Communication Strategies
- To Admit Or Not To Admit SNF - Hospital Partnerships
- Road To Re - Opening
- COVID-19 Infection Control And Survey Preparedness
- COVID-19 Recovery Units Operations From The Front - Line
- Navigating the Perfect Storm Amidst COVID-19
- Home Health Regulatory Updates
- Virtual Symposium For Healthcare Leaders On COVID-19
- Accelerated Medicare Payments
- Home Health COVID-19 Considerations
- How COVID-19 Changed The SNF Quality Reporting Landscape
- COVID-19 Consideration
To learn more about how to leverage therapy when preparing for PDGM or to request your CMS PDGM Provider Impact File, contact:
homehealth@healthpro-heritage.com
homehealth@healthpro-heritage.com
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