HTS Blog

Pneumonia Can Be Prevented – Lower Your Risk

Pneumonia is lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with liquid, rendering them useless for breathing. Having pneumonia is very taxing on the body, especially for older adults. Older adults are…
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Don’t Let Diabetes Stop Your Holiday Fun!

Managing diabetes during the holidays can be challenging. Health often takes a back seat to attending parties, shopping, and travel. Planning ahead and making deliberate choices can make all the difference in keeping your diabetes in check.…
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Therapy Can Help Those With COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD is an umbrella term used to describle progressive lung diseases such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and non-reversible asthma. People with COPD suffer with continued and increasing breathlessness.…
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Byron Health Center to Host Trunk-O-Treat Event

Start Your Trick-or-Treating Fun a Bit Early Byron Health Center will host a Trunk-O-Treat Event in the Friendship Corner courtyard and parking lot, on Thursday, October 26th from 5:00–7:00 p.m.  Byron Health Center is located at the corner…
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5 Ways Physical Therapy Can Help!

Physical therapists work to preserve, enhance, or restore movement and physical function. Physical therapy may be necessary for those recovering after an illness, injury, surgery or chronic condition. It can help reduce pain and speed up the…
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Is Your Therapy Provider Losing You Money?

Therapy Part B MPPR   Background of MPPR Effective January 3, 2011, as part of the Affordable Care Act, CMS implemented the MPPR (Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction).  This is a reduction on fees paid to providers for Part B services,…
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Getting You Back to the Life You Love

with Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy!   Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists work together to help individuals overcome obstacles and regain or maintain independence and health. Physical Therapy is the examination…
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CMS Requirements of Participation

Are You Ready for the Phase 2 November 28th Deadline? If you are a skilled provider, you are actively thinking about November 28th.  It is most likely keeping you up at night. For those that are not in the loop, November 28th is the due date…
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Therapy’s Role in Managing Parkinson’s Disease

As many as one million people in the US are living with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Parkinson’s is a chronic and progressive movement disorder, meaning the symptoms continue and worsen over time. The average onset for all people with Parkinson’s…
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Tips to Improve Skilled Nursing Documentation

In today’s climate of scrutiny and burden of justifying therapy services and skilled stays, it is becoming increasingly critical for nursing to take charge in documenting each patients’ skilled needs. Specifically, what should the nurses…
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Protect Yourself from the Summer Heat

Summer is a great time to spend time with family and friends. The summer sun allows us to enjoy many outdoor activities. Barbecues, swimming, and trips to the beach make summer an exceptional time of year! For aging adults, the summer months…
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5 Tips for Making Coding Complexity Simple

Are you making evaluation complexity coding too complex? Don’t make this more difficult than it is! Instead of trying to navigate all of the fancy terminology being used to educate us on how to correctly code complexity, let’s try looking…
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