LinkedIn August 29, 2019
Everyone in Home Health is preparing for the changes coming with PDGM. A lot of what we hear is around how disruptive it will be, how therapies are not going to be reimbursed as highly, and how as many as 20%-30% of providers will shut their doors or be acquired. In short, this is the biggest Medicare reimbursement change in 20+ years and everyone in the industry is scrambling to figure out how this impacts their agency. We recently presented a webinar about Improving Your Wound Management Program hosted by CMS’s Home Health Quality Institute (HHQI) and had over 900 home health leaders participate. To say it is a concern is an understatement.
On the other hand, why? Home health...