Please join us for our Virtual Regional Meeting! This meeting is open to any member from any region and will be done via Zoom. Our regional meetings give you valuable updates on regulatory changes, government relations, and education updates.

Program Overview: Challenging PDGM Coding Scenarios Two of the five PDGM categories are directly linked to coding: Clinical Grouping and Comorbidity Adjustment. PDGM requires Home Health Agencies to ensure that a patient is appropriate to be admitted to Home Health by having an acceptable primary diagnosis. What happens when the only diagnosis you have from the physician is an unaccepted diagnosis? What if the clinical record doesn’t align with the primary diagnosis? What about comorbidities? During this session, through case study analyses, we will explore some of the issues that can arise with ICD-10 CM coding under PDGM. We will discuss action plans agencies can implement to manage these challenging coding issues. Presenter: Sharon Litwin - Healthcare Provider Solutions, Inc.

Program Overview: "STAR Ratings, Outcomes & Re-hospitalizations:  How Therapy Services can be the Difference Maker" Objectives:

1. Define PT, OT, & ST services in the home health setting.
2. List 5 key patient factors that may identify therapy needs.
3. Identify current trends in STAR ratings, outcomes and re-hospitalizations.
4. Understand strategies for therapy utilization to optimize outcomes.
5. Examine patient case examples of therapy-involved vs. non-therapy involved episodes of care.