Time: 1 p.m. CSTDate: October 10, 2019Register Now The October 1 effective date for the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) has come and gone, and skilled nursing facilities will finally be putting into practice all the changes they’ve been preparing for. But even the most well-prepared team is likely to encounter unexpected challenges. During this webinar, […]
Time: 1 p.m. CSTDate: October 10, 2019Register Now The October 1 effective date for the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) has come and gone, and skilled nursing facilities will finally be putting into practice all the changes they’ve been preparing for. But even the most well-prepared team is likely to encounter unexpected challenges. During this webinar, industry expert Ellen […]
Time: 2-3 p.m. EDTDate: August 14, 2019Register Now With PDPM only three months away, qualified professionals must evaluate their practice models and outcomes data to ensure they are able to identify, define, and defend the need for skilled therapy services. They must also know how to best deliver those therapy services and achieve meaningful outcomes […]
Time: 2-3 p.m. EDTDate: August 14, 2019Register Now With PDPM only three months away, qualified professionals must evaluate their practice models and outcomes data to ensure they are able to identify, define, and defend the need for skilled therapy services. They must also know how to best deliver those therapy services and achieve meaningful outcomes […]
Time: 2-3 p.m. EDTDate: August 14, 2019Register Now With PDPM only three months away, qualified professionals must evaluate their practice models and outcomes data to ensure they are able to identify, define, and defend the need for skilled therapy services. They must also know how to best deliver those therapy services and achieve meaningful outcomes in a […]
Outpatient software provider Net Health on Tuesday announced a plan to acquire Optima Healthcare Solutions, expanding its presence into the post-acute marketplace. The Pittsburgh-based Net Health — which offers software platforms for about 3,000 urgent care, physical therapy, and other outpatient clinics across the country — positioned the move as a strategic push to extend […]
Time: 2-3pm EDTDate: March 19, 2019Register Now With PDPM only seven months away, many fears, concerns and unfounded “myths” have been circulating about how therapy providers will fare in a PDPM world. What better way to address these worries than to assemble a panel of industry experts? Our panel of “PDPM Myth Busters” is ready to give […]
Time: 2-3 p.m. EDTDate: March 19, 2019Register Now With PDPM only seven months away, many fears, concerns, and unfounded “myths” have been circulating about how therapy providers will fare in a PDPM world. What better way to address these worries than to assemble a panel of industry experts? Our panel of “PDPM Myth Busters” is […]
As skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation providers across the U.S. prepare for the changes to Medicare payments coming in October, they have to make sure they don’t get sidetracked by a slew of misconceptions about what’s coming. That’s according to a Tuesday webinar by clinical management software provider Optima Healthcare Solutions, held in conjunction with […]
Speech therapy has taken center stage in discussions about the new Medicare payment system for skilled nursing facilities, but therapists and operators say providers can’t ignore physical and occupational therapy services as they adapt. In the months after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), speech therapy […]
In the lead-up to Christmas and New Year’s, the Skilled Nursing News team took a shot at predicting what 2019 will have in store for the industry over the coming 12 months. Now that the ball has dropped and we’re all back at our desks, we thought it was the perfect time to ask a […]
Among the potential upsides and pitfalls under the new Medicare payment system for skilled nursing facilities, one specialty comes up consistently as an area of great opportunity: speech therapy. When the new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) takes effect next October, speech therapy will play a greater role in a resident’s overall care plan than under […]
The coming year promises to be one of the most transformative in the history of long-term care. A new payment model will significantly shift the incentives for both therapy providers and SNFs. At the same time, the industry continues to grapple with a changing payer mix, rising costs, and competition from other care settings. Learn what’s in […]
With less than a year to go before the Patient-Driven Payment Model takes effect, skilled nursing providers must move beyond the planning stages and get into the facility-level details that will make or break them under the new model. On a webinar hosted by Skilled Nursing News and software provider Optima Healthcare Solutions last week, […]
Date: Wednesday, October 17 Time: 2-3 p.m. EDT Register Now* In response to industry concerns about RCS-1, CMS made significant changes to the proposed payment rule and renamed it the SNF Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM). However, the fundamental goals and requirements of implementing a new value-based payment model remain the same — and will transform how therapy […]
Date: Wednesday, October 17 Time: 2-3 p.m. EDT Register Now In response to industry concerns about RCS-1, CMS made significant changes to the proposed payment rule and renamed it the SNF Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM). However, the fundamental goals and requirements of implementing a new value-based payment model remain the same — and will transform how therapy […]
The new skilled nursing payment system set to take effect in October of next year includes a 25% cap on group and concurrent therapy services, a limit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) argued is needed to ensure patients receive the therapy best suited to their needs and goals. That limit, enshrined in […]
A new survey of therapy providers found broad support for the new Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), with respondents citing it as an improvement over the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) earlier attempts at payment reform. Specifically, the new survey of 134 therapy professionals — including a mix of contract therapy providers and skilled […]
Therapy companies that provide services to skilled nursing patients must radically change their business models if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is finalized and takes effect next year. That doesn’t mean that rehabilitation services for skilled nursing facilities will go away. But under PDPM, providers will […]
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