Accurately diagnosing and treating depression could bring significant rewards for operators under the new Medicare payment model for nursing homes — both financially and clinically. Training frontline caregivers to notice the signs of depression among residents of skilled nursing facilities will be vital to success under the coming Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), according to Zimmet … Continue reading Treating Depression Could Emerge as a PDPM ‘Linchpin’ — Both for Payments and Better Outcomes