ASHA Voices: A New Payment System, Changes in SNFs

On Oct. 1, we’ll see a change in how Medicare reimburses for services at skilled nursing facilities, or SNFs. We’ve heard lots of questions about these changes from speech-language pathologists working in SNFs. So, we’re dedicating the entire second episode of ASHA Voices to this topic. Listen in for a conversation about health care trends, patient outcomes, and the evolving role of clinicians in SNFs. We’ll hear from ASHA’s director of health care services and a panel of SLPs in leadership roles at rehab companies. We’ll discuss the challenges and opportunities they see in this time of change to a patient-driven payment model (PDPM). “I think that a lot of SLPs who are suffering with maybe some symptoms of burnout in SNFs … I think that PDPM is gonna be refreshing in a sense. My hope is that SLPs will feel more empowered under PDPM, which is going to help everybody involved.” – Melissa Collier, Director of Audit Compliance at Rehab Synergies, LLC Read the full transcript for ASHA Voices: A New Payment System, Changes in SNFs Meet our guests: Monica Sampson,  director of health care services, ASHA Melissa Collier, director of audit compliance, Rehab Synergies, LLC Kelly Cooney, vice president of clinical compliance and training, Therapy Specialists, and president of the National Association of Rehabilitation Providers and Agencies To hear each episode as soon as it’s released, follow the ASHA Voices page on Leader Live or subscribe to the pr...
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