Dear Members,
Many of you have sent us questions about the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) upcoming Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) initiative. Please mark your calendar for their upcoming webcast for home health agencies, administrators, clinicians and stakeholders. A Q&A session will be held at the end of the event.
Home Health Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) Call — February 12, 2019
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 from 12:30 to 2 pm CT
Join CMS and learn about the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) that will be implemented on January 1, 2020. CMS will use the PDGM to reimburse home health agencies for providing home health services under Medicare fee-for-service. Topics of this webcast include:
- An overview of PDGM model
- A walk-through of payment adjustments, including low utilization payment adjustments (LUPA), partial payment adjustments, and outlier payments
For more information, visit the Home Health Prospective Payment System webpage; review the CY 2019 final rule and Overview of the PDGM.
This webcast is free, but you must register to participate. Don't miss it!