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Prospective Payment System 2008 Home Health Therapy Utilization Trends

OCSHomeCare, Inc

Mark Sarbach

OCSHomeCare, Inc

Christine Lang

OCSHomeCare, Inc

The focus of this article is to identify therapy trends in prediction and utilization since the 2008 Home Health Prospective Payment System changes were implemented on January 1, 2008. The interdisciplinary attention is on the utilization of therapy services, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech language pathology, in the home health setting, specific to beneficiaries using the Medicare Part A benefit.

Key Words: therapy • utilization • trends • PPS • findings

Home Health Care Management & Practice, Vol. 21, No. 6, 397-401 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1084822309342371


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