PDPM Navigator Lite™ – Free in the App Store!

We’ve decided to offer a lite version of our PDPM Navigator™ to everyone FOR FREE! PDPM Navigator Lite™ does everything that our website PDPM Calculator does (and more) but it does it all on your phone. You can use it wherever, whenever, however. No internet is required after the install. How do you get it?… Continue reading PDPM Navigator Lite™ – Free in the App Store!

PDPM Navigator™

You might have noticed that we’ve been pretty quiet on the blog recently. The reason is that we’ve been very busy building a tool for the future. Our PDPM Calculator is incredibly popular but it doesn’t work well on a phone. We decided we needed a mobile version. THEN we decided to make it better,… Continue reading PDPM Navigator™

The Do’s and Don’ts in a Rehab Contract (you WILL amend your contract this year)

With PDPM looming, the industry is abuzz with pricing models as the current RUV IV pricing will no longer apply.  Your current rehab provider will come to you soon and propose an amendment to your current contract to account for patient treatment falling under PDPM.  This is a PERFECT time for you to not only… Continue reading The Do’s and Don’ts in a Rehab Contract (you WILL amend your contract this year)

SLP and PDPM: Integration equals Value and Outcomes

Like a diamond, the new Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is a multifaceted reimbursement system that reflects the various aspects of resident care in a SNF more clearly that the current RUG based system. It is a system that providers must master before it becomes the reality of how SNF’s are reimbursed beginning Oct. 1st.… Continue reading SLP and PDPM: Integration equals Value and Outcomes

Minor Changes to PDPM Calculator

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We’ve made a couple of minor changes to the PDPM calculator. As CMS releases more information, we will continue to update the calculator to keep it as accurate as possible. For today’s update, we have two minor changes: Under some circumstances, it is possible that the PT/OT category will not be “Acute Neurologic” even though… Continue reading Minor Changes to PDPM Calculator

PDPM, Non-Therapy Ancillaries & MDS Section I

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PDPM includes a new pay category, the non-therapy ancillary or NTA. Everyone I’ve talked to agrees the NTA payment is a good idea. But, since it’s new, we’re going to have to work on understanding how it’s supposed to work, and how we can most easily and efficiently complete the assessment with accurate information. View… Continue reading PDPM, Non-Therapy Ancillaries & MDS Section I