You may have recently heard the term “therapeutic dry needling” and now you are wondering, “Is this treatment right for me?” We are here to help! What is dry needling? Dry Needling uses a needle to produce a release in a particular trigger point. There’s no solution injected into the muscle, therefore the needle is …
Do you wish that you were better prepared for the changes that your body will undergo through the next nine months of pregnancy? Our physical therapist, Kassy Zerangue, knows the motherhood journey well. She developed the tips below to help moms understand some of the body changes they can expect to see when they’re expecting. …
Do you wish that you were better prepared for the changes that your body will undergo through the next nine months of pregnancy? Our physical therapist, Kassy Zerangue, knows the motherhood journey well. She developed the tips below to help moms understand some of the body changes they can expect to see when they’re expecting. …
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Do you wish that you were better prepared for the changes that your body will undergo through the next nine months of pregnancy? Our physical therapist, Kassy Zerangue, knows the motherhood journey well. She developed the tips below to help moms understand some of the body changes they can expect to see when they’re expecting. …
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An unexpected announcement has been made that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) accepted two changes to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits effective January 1, 2020 that affect both physical occupational therapy. CMS announced it will no longer allow two frequently used therapy billing codes to be used in combination with …
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Welcome to PDPM! “Less than two weeks in and it feels like we are speaking a new language. CMGs, BIM scores, and NTA comorbidities have already become familiar terms. Now that we are into the new payment system, one thing I can say for sure is that there certainly is no sign of a decreased …
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Out with the old, in with the NEW! We are days away from an industry shift that will change care as we know it. Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) will focus on individual patient characteristics and comorbidities in deriving payment. Every patient will be unique and the care provided to patients under PDPM will need …
MDS & Dietary: How much do my key players need to know about PDPM? Read More »
Nursing will be a viable, primary skilled service under PDPM When it comes to skilled nursing, SNFs can provide direct skilled nursing services, such as wound care, intravenous feeding, IV medications, etc or skilled-management nursing services, including management and evaluation of a patient care plan, observation and assessment of a patient’s condition, and teaching …
Nursing: How much do my key players need to know about PDPM? Read More »
Out with the old, in with the NEW! Unlike the system it is replacing (PPS), the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) focuses on individual patient characteristics and comorbidities in deriving payment. Every patient will be unique, each an individual. The care provided to patients under PDPM will need to be individualized as well. The …
Mr. Gerald is a loyal patient of the Therapy Center Center in Grand Coteau. He, along with his physicians, have entrusted us with his care following a multitude of events including Parkinson’s diagnoses, rehabilitation after cardiac surgery and most recently for his neck pain. “Your staff is the reason that I come back to the …
