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Find out how understanding current productivity and efficiency metrics is driving high impact results and empowering smart business decisions to optimize referring physician relationships, internal processes, and cash flow challenges in the new Patient-Driven Groupings Model universe.  Speaker/Course Author - Windy Adams Read More

This presentation will cover how revenue cycle departments will be impacted by the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM). It will review the key PDGM indicators that an agency must consider in order to monitor readiness for transition into the new payment model.  Speaker/Course Author - Charles Breznicky & Jess Stover  Read More

With a major payment model change barreling toward the home health industry, are your marketing efforts ensuring your agency is positioned for success? Hear from home health sales and marketing expert Melanie Stover on ways to strategically position your agency ahead of PDGM through relationship building and partnerships. Understand the mix of providers and the types of patient referrals that your agency should target to best survive and thrive under the new payment model.  Speaker/Course Author - Melanie Stover, OT  Read More

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> More than half of U.S. states have legalized medical marijuana in some form and this number is on the rise. Have you established a Drug-Free Workplace? Do you know how to protect your agency when you encounter patients or staff who are using medical marijuana? Do you have appropriate policies in place to address such issues? This is one legal snafu that will only continue to grow as the legalization of medical marijuana grows. Do not get blindsided; join industry expert Grant Kindrick, Esq., as he guides you through the legal ins and outs related to medical marijuana in the home health setting. Speaker/Course Author - <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Grant Kindrick Read More

With pressure ulcer prevalence rates between 2.9% and 19.1% in home care, managing wounds efficiently and effectively has always been a priority. With the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) on the horizon it is even more critical to your success to have a strong understanding of how to manage these patients with an outcomes driven mindset. In this session you will learn how together we can adequately manage wounds while generating positive patient outcomes in a cost-effective manner. Amy Cassata, Vice President of Clinical Services at Swift Medical, has implemented hundreds of wound care programs and she will share her best practices from over the years, including clinical best practices, technology recommendations, and change management techniques. Speaker/Course Author - Amy Cassata, RN, WCC Read More

With Medicare's Patient-Driven Groupings Model coming in 2020, compliance plays a critical role now more than ever. Reimbursement changes will enhance the need for better documentation as it relates to the diagnosis codes assigned on the claim. Therapy is still important yet costly to agencies, and it is crucial to understand the best methods to provide quality care that meets patient needs while staying financially viable. Agencies must ensure that clinical documentation supports the primary diagnosis and is focused on medication management, teaching and assessment, neurological and muscular rehab, complex nursing interventions, wounds, or behavioral health. Agencies must also ensure that documentation supports all co-morbidities listed on claims and that the co-morbidities are addressed in the plan of care and interventions. Speaker/Course Author - Dawn Cheek Read More