Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM)

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the accessibility and care management of skilled home health services in the United States. Coupled also with the implementation of PDGM in 2020, agencies and staff havescrambled to maintain compliance, provide training, andadvocate for services to remain viable in this climate.

This course will provide home health therapists with a strong foundation and refresher on the components of the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), along with addressing the lessons learned during its first year ofimplementation in 2020. This knowledge will allow therapistsin this setting to immediately improve their ability to correctlyevaluate patients using the OASIS tool, properly understand their roles on the case management team, and maintain CMS compliance with justification of skilled services.

Highlights

• Develop a working knowledge of all PDGM
  components in the home health setting
• Immediate application of documentation and
  assessment strategies
• Improve care coordination and justification for
  therapy services in the skilled home health setting
  under the PDGM