Making the Most of the HHRG: Analysis of Wound and Skin Diagnoses and Data Elements Audio Conference Recording
Untitled Document PATIENT ACUITY in the "new" PPS is a chief concern for your agency. The greater the Home Health Resource Group (HHRG), the larger payment your agency can receive. Some administrators are pushing clinicians to add more case-mix points. But clinicians cannot do this - they cannot change what a patient is. However, by focusing on assessment and having a thorough understanding of the HHRG, clinicians can correctly expose undiscovered acuities that will lead to greater payment.
• Understand "Skin 1 and 2" groups, skin conditions
--- Pressure, stasis, diabetic, and other ulcers; surgical wounds
--- Role in the supplies case-mix model
• Examine strategies for OASIS data elements on wounds and ulcers
• Payment and care delivery implications
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The Presenter: Diane J. Omdahl, RN, MS
CATALOG ID: J082108D
