Home Health Care News February 17, 2020
Over the past few months, there have been dozens of anecdotal examples of home health agencies cutting back on therapy, whether that’s in the form of layoffs, visit reductions or converting full-time therapists to PRN status. In these examples, the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and Medicare reimbursement changes are often cited as the trigger.
Home Health Care News and Kaiser Health News were among the first outlets to highlight the shifting therapy strategies. Over the past week, Forbes and The Washington Post both entered the discussion as well.
For now, though, the true extent of PDGM’s impact on therapy services within home health care remains largely unknown. The anecdotal examples continue...
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