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Patient-Driven Groupings Model:

Find A Patient's PDGM Case Mix Group With These 4 Steps

Published on Thu Nov 08, 2018

MMTA expansion also affects comorbidity groups. While some of the details have changed, the case mix steps for the Patient-Driven Groupings Model remain the same as in the proposal: Step 1: Classify episodes into four categories based on timing and source of admission — Community Early, Community Late, Institutional Early, Institutional Late. Under PDGM, higher reimbursement would go to “institutional” [...]
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