Posted on Monday, March 9, 2020 12:52 PM
Two months into PDGM, the industry is still trying to figure out the full impact it will have on the industry. Home Health Care News recently sat down with NAHC President William A. Dombi to talk about PDGM so far and how it will impact the industry going forward.
“HHCN: The home health industry just completed its second month under PDGM. What are you hearing about its impact?
Dombi: I think it’s too early to go beyond anecdotes. What we’re finding from providers is that they are digging deep into the weeds of PDGM at this point, with very specific operational- and compliance-type questions.
We’ve not heard anything about large closures of agencies or any kind of panic in the streets. And strangely enough, the one thing we’re surprised we haven’t heard so far is the cash flow impact. We did a webinar last week focused on cash flow. In 90 minutes of back-and-forth questions and answers, no one really talked about how the sky is falling. Now, that could be the audience we had. It could also be that this hasn’t yet gelled into a problem. At the end of February, providers were still getting their money from last year’s model. We may not see cash flow concerns for another month or so.”
Click here for the full interview.
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