Dual impacts of Medicare payment reform and the COVID-19 pandemic on therapy staffing in skilled nursing facilities
Abstract
Implementation of new skilled nursing facility (SNF) Medicare
payment policy, the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), resulted in immediate
declines in physical and occupational therapy staffing. This study characterizes
continuing impacts of PDPM in conjunction with COVID-19 on SNF
therapy staffing and examines variability in staffing changes based on SNF
organizational characteristics.Authors:
Prusynski RA, Humbert A, Leland NE, Frogner BK, Saliba D, Mroz TMJournal/Publisher:
Journal of the American Geriatrics SocietyEdition:
Dec 2022.Link to Article
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Prusynski RA, Humbert A, Leland NE, Frogner BK, Saliba D, Mroz TM. Dual impacts of Medicare payment reform and the COVID-19 pandemic on therapy staffing in skilled nursing facilities. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022;1‐11. doi:10.1111/jgs.18208