Listen in to hear how QRM communities have performed so far in 2021 with GG functional outcomes. It’s a great story you won’t want to miss!

Rita and I discuss presumption vs. non-presumption of care categories specific to the SLP PDPM case mix groups and the trends based on 2020 and Q1 2021 data. The majority of our residents are in non-presumptive categories but is this an accurate story?

Medicare recently updated the list of authorized telehealth evaluation and treatment codes during the public health emergency and GREAT NEWS!! The list was expanded to include CPTs specific to SLP practice areas: swallowing, cognition, and speech generated devices. Listen to this episode for Rita's strategies for setting up a pre-planned telepractice swallowing evaluation and treatment with patient safety and outcomes in mind.

SPECIAL 50th Episode!!

On this 50th Buzz Podcast episode, I got to sit down and have chat with Freda Mowad - founder and CEO of QRM health. She and I discuss QRM: the thriving hive, and how it all started. She attributes success to an inclusive, supportive, engaged community of QRM team members, clients, and partners working together and sharing resources to achieve mutual goals.

Let’s Get Clinical series wraps up today with a discussion about maintenance and prevention programs - how to write goals and design programs for not just improving function, but also maintaining function and preventing decline.

In the continuation of our "Let's Get Clinical Series", we case study how to implement an effective fall prevention program which addresses the actual needs of your unique population. Take the extra time to complete a comprehensive pre-program needs assessment and identify the most common risk factors contributing to falls in your community.

Let's Get Clinical Part 5! We are just loving the podcast series focused on clinical programs. Today's episode is all about fall prevention programs and resident identification based on extrinsic and intrinsic fall risk factors. During the episode, the CDC's STEADI program was referenced. Here's the website if you want to learn more about this great program!

https://www.cdc.gov/steadi/

A successful dementia program cycle has to be measurable, easy to understand/execute, and must meet the actual needs of the population it serves.
1. Start with a comprehensive needs assessment including residents, families, and caregivers.
2. Determine what measurable outcome best matches your population's needs.
3. Complete baseline staging assessments followed by appropriate therapy referrals
4. Transition to caregiver team who has been educated on cognitive assistance strategies developed by the therapy team through the rehab episode
5. Review changes in the measurable outcomes established in Step 2 routinely to determine when to repeat the cycle

We discussed a case study today specific to an ACL Mode 3.4. There are many dementia staging frameworks out there. Select the one that best suits your organization. Here's are a couple quick reference links to the Allen Cognitive Levels & Modes -

https://allencognitive.com/wp-content/uploads/Ed-Corner-Allen-Cognitive-Levels-and-Modes-of-PerformanceCombo.pdf

Major Descriptions of the Modes of Performance (allencognitive.com)

Join Casey and Rita for part 3 of the "Let's Get Clinical" podcast series where we reflect on our past experiences with dementia programs and offer solutions for implementing an effective dementia program that meets the specific cognitive and functional needs of your residents. We had so much fun with this episode that we've already planned on taking it a step further next week! Join next week for Dementia Programs: How to get it RIGHT! part 2

In Part 2 of the "Let's Get Clinical" series, we'll discuss the different therapy treatment modes: individual, concurrent, co-treatment, group, telehealth. Each are clinically effective for different reasons and should be provided at different times throughout the episode of care.