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533
PDPM: An Interdisciplinary Team Approach
SNF/LTC

Staying on top of regulatory change and identifying all of the items you need to capture for accurate and timely reimbursement can be overwhelming. This session will include a clinical and billing perspective on key challenges skilled nursing providers are faced with when it comes to compliance with their skilled program and the payment impact. We will discuss various methods and strategies for conducting interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings, including what items providers should focus on to monitor their performance under Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM). 

  • Discuss key changes to clinical and billing procedures under PDPM.
  • Identify warning signs that may indicate weaknesses in your skilled program.
  • Review best practices and forms for conducting IDT meetings and communicating with the billing office.
  • Explore the potential impacts of 1135 waivers during State of Emergency.  
  • Summarize key metrics to help you monitor your performance under PDPM.

Jennifer L. Barboa, Senior Consultant, BKD, National Health Care Group, Springfield, MO
Jennifer Barboa is a member of BKD health care billing services, a special team within BKD National Health Care Group that is responsible for managing more than $50 million in revenues for home care and long-term care providers. Her expertise involves coordinating the billing services for skilled nursing facilities. These services include billing outsourcing and accounts receivable recovery services. Barboa is a 2007 graduate of Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Missouri, with a BA degree in communications.

Sherri L. Robbins, RN, CLNC®, RAC-CT®, Senior Managing Consultant, BKD National Health Care Group, Springfield, MO
A member of BKD National Health Care Group, Sherri Robbins has more than 30 years of experience and focuses on long-term care. She provides clinical consulting for health care providers and educates providers about Medicare reimbursement strategies. Robbins has trained numerous skilled nursing facilities as well as swing bed and skilled nursing units about proper minimum data set completion to manage the Medicare program. She performs comprehensive follow-up reviews focused on patient-centered care and regulation compliance to help providers obtain appropriate Medicare reimbursement. Prior to joining BKD, she had 10 years of health care experience as a director of nursing and administrator in a skilled nursing facility and worked as a licensed practical nurse and certified nurse assistant. She is a member of the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nurses and serves on their scholarship and awards committee. Robbins is a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (CLNC®), licensed nursing home administrator, and Resident Assessment Coordinator – Certified (RAC-CT®).  As a CLNC, she assists attorneys representing health care providers. She frequently presents to long-term care and senior living associations. Robbins is a 1992 graduate of Mercy College of Nursing and Health Sciences of Southwest Baptist University, Springfield, MO, with a registered nurse (RN) certification, and a 1998 graduate of Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, MO, with a BS degree in nursing.

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