SNF's in today's Value-Based Purchasing and PDPM environment need access to the data and tools that can set them up for success. SHP for Skilled Nursing is a real-time performance improvement platform built for today. Join us December 18th as we give an overview of this powerful program. You'll learn how SHP can help your SNF improve readmissions, outcomes, and win at PDPM.

Free PDPM webinar December 11th. The new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is the first major update to the Medicare skilled nursing PPS in two decades and went live just weeks ago. In this discussion, industry leaders will share what administrators need to know, primarily from a clinical and operational perspective, now looking back two months after going live. Session participants will hear from senior living CPAs & advisors on the top 10 tasks to check off your PDPM list as you look to succeed post-implementation.

SHP's Chris Attaya will be presenting at the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts 2019 Annual Financial Management Conference on December 10th. He'll be taking a deep dive into Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) program data and trends over the last three years, especially as it pertains to agencies in Massachusetts.

Free PDGM webinar, on-demand. The implementation of home health Medicare Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) is quickly approaching, and the impact to the revenue cycle and cash flow is significant. Aaron Little from BKD shares the latest information on revenue cycle preparation impact issues, including new claim coding requirements, revenue cycle documentation workflow strategies, cash flow impact estimates and new billing documentation requirements.

If you are attending the 2019 LPAC Conference in Miami, visit with SHP at Booth #50. We're excited to share our new tool to help improve care across the continuum, CareStat®. Stop by to see a demo and learn how CareStat gives hospitals and ACOs access to data on patients in the post-acute setting, driving better care decisions and provider collaboration.

Free PDGM webinar, watch on-demand. With the new Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) quickly approaching, therapists must reinvent their focus from number of visits, to the value they bring to agency outcomes. This session will describe the value to revenue through contributions to accurate OASIS coding; the value to cost effectiveness through patient engagement and good care coordination; and the value to clinical outcomes through using appropriate skill sets for our most common home health diagnoses and conditions.

In the CY 2019 Home Health Final Rule, CMS dramatically changed the scoring methodology for the Home Health Value-based Purchasing Program (HHVBP) pilot. The new Composite Measures are complicated and the reweighting changes the emphasis of which measures will impact your TPS scores. Join us November 6th for a webinar where we'll take a deeper dive into the rule changes, insightful TPS analyses, and trends over the past three years. They will also review the recently released new SHP HHVBP reports for Performance Year 4.

With the change from OASIS-C2 to OASIS-D, CMS has implemented a new outcome risk model for the first time in 8 years. Join our webinar to learn how home health risk adjustments are calculated, highlight changes in the new risk model, provide insights on how your patient population and clinical practices can impact your scores, and review helpful guidance on what you need to consider in managing your outcomes.

SHP is looking forward to attending the 2019 NAHC Home Care and Hospice Conference in Seattle, WA this year. Visit us at booth #1019 to see how we are preparing our clients for success through the PDGM transition. Also be sure to catch session 108 on October 13th. SHP's Chris Attaya and Mark Sharp of BKD will share characteristics of top performing home health agencies from their annual benchmark analysis.

The Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) is driven by a multitude of clinical factors that calculate the 30-day payment. Join us October 9th for a webinar where Karen Vance of BKD Health Care Group describes Episode Management as a model for Clinical Managers to ensure OASIS data and diagnosis coding accuracy, develop effective and cost-efficient interdisciplinary plans of care and provide oversight to utilization and LUPA management over the two 30-day PDGM payment periods.

If you are attending the 2019 OCHCH Annual Conference & Trade show, don't miss Wednesday's session on Managing Utilization under PDGM with Star Ratings in Mind. SHP's Chris Attaya will share insights on how best to care for patients under the new payment model. September 18, 10:45am - 12:15 pm.

Connect with SHP at the 2019 Interim HealthCare Fall Collaborative in Atlanta, GA next week. As a newly approved Interim HealthCare vendor, we are excited to meet many of our existing Interim HealthCare customers, and we are looking forward to introducing our powerful program to the many Interim HealthCare Collaborative attendees! PDGM is quickly approaching, and SHP is preparing our clients with the tools they will need to succeed. Visit our booth to learn more!

SHP will be exhibiting and speaking at TAHCH's 50th Annual Meeting & Conference. Stop by booth #21 to learn how SHP is helping agencies successfully navigate the PDGM transition. Also be sure to attend Chris Attaya of SHP and Sue Payne of Corridor's session on "Managing Utilization Under PDGM with Star Ratings in Mind" on August 27th.

SHP will be attending and presenting at HomeCareCon 2019, HCAF's 30th annual conference and tradeshow. Visit us at booth #510 to learn how SHP can help your agency thrive through challenging industry changes such as PDGM. Also be sure to catch Chris Attaya of SHP and Sue Payne of Corridor's session on Managing Utilization Under PDGM with Star Ratings in Mind. July 31st at 8:30am.

Don't miss Chris Attaya's session on Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) at the 2019 NAHC Financial Management Conference (FMC). He'll take a deeper dive into the rule changes, insightful TPS analyses, and the trends over the past three years. Monday, July 15th at 3:50pm.

This webinar will review how agency outcomes affect star ratings under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM). Case studies will be presented focusing on care of the patient with a specific primary diagnosis and differences between caring for the patient under PPS versus PDGM. Key areas of focus will be managing inappropriate LUPAs under PDGM, cost effective approaches for improving functional status of patients, and exploring some of the PDGM analytics in preparing for the new Model.

Chris Attaya of SHP will be presenting "How Agency Outcomes Affect Star Ratings Under PDGM" alongside Sue Payne of Corridor at the SC Leadership Summit for Home Health, Home Care and Hospice. If you plan to go, mark your calendar for Thursday, June 13th at 9:30am. A case study will be presented focusing on care of the patient with a specific primary diagnosis and differences between caring for the patient under PPS versus PDGM.

It's always great to connect with HCHB users and we're looking forward to the HCHB 2019 Users Conference in Dallas, TX next week. Stop by SHP's booth to say hi and learn how providers our benefiting from SHP's and HCHB's joint efforts. Hope to see you there!

SHP is attending the CMSA 29th Annual Conference & Expo in Las Vegas June 10-14. The theme this year is "Navigating the full spectrum of case management" and we're excited to share with case management professionals our CareStat® solution, which helps with the transition planning, care coordination, and quality part of the spectrum. Stop by booth #202A to see a demo.

SHP's Chris Attaya will be sharing some great insights on the changes made to the Home Health Value-based Purchasing Program (HHVBP) in the CY 2019 Home Health Final Rule at HCAW's 2019 Annual Conference. If you are attending make sure to catch his session on Wednesday, May 1st at 4pm. He will take a deeper dive in the rule changes, insightful TPS analyses, and the trends over the past three years.

SHP's Chris Attaya will be presenting "How Agency Outcomes Affect Star Ratings Under PDGM" at the AHHC of NC's 47th Annual Convention and Expo. If you are attending, don't miss this informative session on Monday, April 29th at 1:45 pm. Key areas of focus will be managing inappropriate LUPAs under PDGM, cost effective approaches for improving functional status of patients under PDGM, and recommended metrics to track under PDGM.

In this SHP webinar, Mark Sharp from BKD will present findings of the annual SHP and BKD joint benchmarking project as they study the financial indicators of the agencies consistently in the top 20% for quality and financial performance. Please join us in this presentation as we combine financial, clinical, operational, and HHCAHPS data to identify the characteristics of top performing home health agencies. We’ll also share findings from survey results on the operational approaches and strategies these top performing agencies use to achieve optimal results.

Visit with SHP at the NAACOS Spring 2019 Conference, Booth A. We're excited to share our new data-driven care coordination tool for hospitals and ACOs, CareStat®. Stop by to see a demo and learn how CareStat gives ACOs access to data on patients in the post-acute setting, driving better care decisions and provider collaboration.

SHP is gearing up for the 2019 Leadership & Advocacy conference held by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) in Washington, DC. Visit us at booth #618 to learn more about how our analytics and benchmarking tools can help your hospice increase referrals, manage staff, build a QAPI roadmap, and improve quality and satisfaction.

SHP is looking forward to the American Case Management Association (ACMA) 2019 National Conference. We are excited to share our innovative new solution for hospitals and ACOs, CareStat®. If you are attending, visit SHP at booth #2429 to learn how CareStat is bridging the data gap between acute and post-acute partners, empowering collaboration across the care continuum.

We're looking forward to the 2019 National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. If you are attending visit SHP at booth #325 to learn how our data analytics and benchmarking tools are helping home infusion pharmacies improve performance and patient satisfaction.

SHP is excited to attend the sixteenth annual business summit held by our partners, Managed Health Care Associates (MHA). Stop by booth #432 to find out how we can help your home infusion pharmacy manage and improve performance. Also get the inside scoop about our new SHP for Skilled Nursing solution launching this summer.

SHP's Chris Attaya, VP of Product Strategy, will be participating on a Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) panel at the 2019 Northeast Home Health Leadership Summit in Boston next week. The panel will focus on how best to succeed and create a winning reimbursement strategy under the new model.

HHVBP launches January 1, 2023 for all certified HHA’s. In reviewing scores from the CMMI Pilot, OASIS-based scores improved across the five years of the demonstration, where HHCAHPS and Hospitalizations lagged behind. With 65% of the Total Performance Score (TPS) coming from the two Claims-based and five HHCAHP-based measures, what insights can we gather by looking at the Berry Dunn National Healthcare at Home study. Join Lindsay Doak, National Study Director at Berry Dunn and Chris Attaya as they share results from the National Study on the correlations to measure scores that will help improve your TPS scores.