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Quality Speech Therapy Programming Under PDPM: 5 Things You Need to Know

Article by:  Sheena Mattingly, HTS Clinical Specialist Speech Therapy’s role is going to become exceedingly important under PDPM. This is due to the change in reimbursement which will be focused on patient characteristics rather than therapy…
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Exclusive PDPM Training for HTS Partners

Registration NOW OPEN! We are committed to supporting our partners by offering exclusive PDPM webinar and live trainings in critical areas to foster success as we “Power through PDPM.” Not a partner? Contact us to learn how we’re providing…
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Walk This Way…to Better Health!

Physical activity is a vital component to maintaining overall health. According to the CDC, “Older adults can obtain significant health benefits with a moderate amount of daily physical activity. The loss of strength and stamina attributed…
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Amanda Green Featured Presenter at LeadingAge Indiana

Come see HTS at the Leading Age Indiana Spring Conference on Monday, May 6th! Indianapolis Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN Booth 203 & 205 To go along with our Power Through PDPM education, be sure to pick up your very own Apple…
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The Patient-Driven Payment Model is confirmed to go into effect October 1, 2019

Article by Cassie Murray, OTR, QCP, IASSC CYB, Chief Operating & Clinical Officer, Healthcare Therapy Services, Inc. On Friday 4/19, CMS released the pre-publication of the FY 2020 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed…
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PDPM Training is a Success!

If you can look this happy at the end of a 6 hour ICD.10 coding session... then it must have been pretty great! Thank you for everyone who turned out for our Evansville event on April 9th! “Today’s training was excellent! Our speaker…
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Five-Star & Nursing Home Compare Changes

by Shelly Maffia, Director of Regulatory Services, Proactive Medical Review CMS released upcoming improvements to Nursing Home Compare and the Five Star Rating system that will go into effect in April 2019. Key changes that will take place…
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7 Things You Can Do Right Now to Prepare for PDPM

Master PDPM Methodology Master PDPM methodology and include all staff in job relevant PDPM subject matter trainings. Since we started PDPM training in September 2018, we have seen a trend of key departments who are being left out of the…
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Give Your Knee’s a Break!

Did you know that every one pound of body weight, it adds three pounds of force to the knees? The knee is the largest joint in the body and gives you flexibility and stability for standing, walking, crouching, running, jumping and turning.…
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Doctors, Software, Training: Preparing for ‘Non-Negotiable’ PDPM Coding Pressures

by Skilled Nursing News Starting October 1, skilled nursing facility operators will have no choice but to become proficient with a specific type of medical coding that previously had no bearing on reimbursements — and leading industry voices…
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Early Implementation for PDPM Success

By: Cassie Murray, OTR, ,QCP, Chief Operating Officer Site-Specific PDPM Impact Individual PDPM Meetings with all partner sites: All HTS partner sites received education on PDPM along with their specific PDPM Impact Analysis. Deep Dive into…
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Technology We’re Loving!

The Bungee Mobility Trainer by Neurogym Tech. available through Medline “Therapists like this piece of equipment because it allows our rehab guests to work on static and dynamic balance while eliminating the fear of falling. I witnessed…
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