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

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 the Resource Utilization Group, Version IV for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS). CMS has resources to help you prepare:

•  webpage, including fact sheets, FAQs, presentation, and coding crosswalks/classification logic
•  from the Medicare Learning Network call in December
• New Medicare Webpage on PDPM MLN Matters Article
• Implementation of the SNF PDPM MLN Matters Article

The Society offers the following resources as well:

• https://paltc.org/pdpm
• PDPM White Paper
• Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM): An Opportunity for PALTC Clinicians
• The Quest for Quality: Red Flags in Skilled Therapy and the Changes Required by the Planned Transition to the New Patient Driven Payment Model PDPM)
• Caring for the Ages Article: SNF Medical Directors and Clinician in PDPM Have Vital Role