SNF PPS Patient Driven Payment Model: Get Ready for Implementation on October 1

On October 1, the new Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is replacing Resource Utilization Group, Version IV for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Society have a variety of resources to help you prepare:

• PDPM webpage, including fact sheets, FAQs, presentation, and coding crosswalks/classification logic
• Materials from the Medicare Learning Network call in December
• New Medicare Webpage on PDPM MLN Matters Article
• Implementation of the SNF PDPM MLN Matters Article
• Society webinars: One was held on April 18 (archived link coming soon) and another is scheduled for May 1