Monday, September 26, 2022
1PM-2:15PM
B4 – PDGM and HHVBP Update and Future Financial Impacts
Only months after the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) took effect, the entire world was turned upside down by COVID-19. Now that we may finally be emerging from the pandemic, home health agencies are focusing less on PPE and finding their footing again on PDGM. Just in time for Home Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) to begin. So where are we and what’s ahead for PDGM and HHVBP? Nick Seabrook, Managing Principal at SimiTree and Erin Masterson, Associate Principal, will help us understand what the nearly two years of PDGM data has revealed, and where PDGM is headed with Home Health Value-Based Purchasing on the near horizon. During this session, Nick and Erin will review:
- Lessons Learned from PDGM so far and what they mean
- Data Trends from the first 2+ years of PDGM
- What’s next for PDGM, with an eye toward the release of the final payment rule in November
- Be knowledgeable in the measures and timelines that will impact their agencies under Home Health Value Based Purchasing
Tuesday, September 27
10:30AM-11:45AM
C4 – Tackle new threats to the Home Health Revenue Cycle
Nick Seabrook, Managing Principal, SVP Consulting, SimiTree Erin Masterson, Associate Principal, Consulting, SimiTree Matthew Chadwick, CFO, Well Care Health The revenue cycle continues to be affected by changes in regulations, billing requirements and workforce challenges. Agencies must be prepared to tackle these threats to cash flow and compliance by adopting best practices and appropriate staffing requirements. Understand the impact of the Review Choice Demonstration and other regulatory changes have had on revenue cycle operations and how to reduce risks to cash flow. This session will take agencies through the ideal process from Intake through billing to assist agencies in identifying gaps that need to be filled and by measuring department performance.
Objectives:
• Describe the impact of regulatory changes, including Notice of Admission and Review Choice Demonstration, have had on the revenue cycle process and cash flow management.
• Define best practices for optimizing cash flow through effective processes from Intake through the billing process.
• Strengthen learner understanding of best practice productivity metrics and staffing levels to be used to determine appropriate current and future state resource need in revenue cycle operations.
• Review revenue cycle benchmarks to measure revenue cycle performance, including staff productivity. Audience: Home Health Nurse Contact Hours will not be offered for this session
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