Therapy, we can show our value in PDPM by focusing on outcome measures to drive goals, treatments, and discharge planned. If you want to get better at the “thing”, then DO the “thing”!

What is your process for collecting and recording GG functional scores? GG impacts reimbursement under PDPM so accuracy and clear source documentation is critical! Try our 3 step process if you’ve identified gaps in your system -
1. Initiate 2. Collaborate 3. Document

With PDPM 6 weeks away, how do we assign therapy minutes when therapy minutes are no longer based on a RUG levels? I’ll walk you through my perspective on this question which will hopefully help you plan therapy minutes after October 1st.

We’ve identified 8 PDPM trends and opportunities based on grouper software data and share strategies you can implement now to prepare for October 1st.

On Day 3 of a skilled part A stay, meet as a team to predict the PDPM case mix groups. You’ve got until day 8 to confirm the CMGs so use the day 3 meeting to identify any questions and missing info impacting reimbursement.

What is your current pre-admission process and are you gathering the critical info need to predict case mix groups under PDPM? In this podcast, we review what questions to ask before the SNF patient admits to improve efficiency of the IDT collaborative meeting.

A review of PDPM HIPPS codes and what they can tell you about our patient populations and MDS coding trends. Start pulling your own PDPM data to predict and prepare for October 1st!

Review of GG audit trends including too high admission GG scoring and too low discharge scoring. These discrepancies impact outcome reporting and safe transitions. What are the best GG goals to set for each patient based on the transition plan? How can each member of the IDT play a role in GG discharge success? Listen in to find out!

In this episode, I’ll explain one approach to group therapy including how to set up a class, create a playlist, and address the needs of the group via verbal visual cues and encouragement.

Oh yes we CAN (and should) provide Group Therapy! The benefits of group are clear, so let’s understand the definitions and get back into the habit of delivering Group and Concurrent therapy services.