Post Acute Care

Dobson A., Hartzman A., Rhodes K., Kim S., DaVanzo J. (2018).  Evaluation of the Patient Driven Groupings Model on the Home Health Marketplace: Proposed HH PPS Revisions for CY2020.  Submitted to Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare.

Dobson A., Hartzman A., Rhodes K., Kim S., DaVanzo J. (2018).  Proposed Refinements to the IRF PPS Case Mix Classification System and Removal of FIM® Items of the IRF-PAI: Impact Analysis and Potential Considerations.  Report submitted to Federation of American Hospitals.

Dobson A., Hartzman A., Rhodes K., Pal S., Kim S., Davanzo J. (2017).  Medicare and Medicaid Programs: CY 2018 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Proposed CY 2019 Case-Mix Adjustment Methodology Refinements; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; and Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements.  Public comments to submitted to CMS.  Read the comments.

Dobson A., Hartzman A., Rhodes K., Pal S., Kim S., Davanzo J. (2017).  Medicare and Medicaid Programs: CY 2018 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Proposed CY 2019 Case-Mix Adjustment Methodology Refinements; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; and Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements.  Submitted to Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare.  Read the comments.

Dobson A., Hartzman A., Luu P., DaVanzo J. (2017).  A Critique of MedPAC's Post-Acute Care Prospective Payment System Prototype: Model Review and Policy Recommendations.  Report submitted to American Hospital Association.  Read the executive summary.

Dobson A., DaVanzo J., El-Gamil A. (2015).  Private Sector Discharge Planning Tools: Samples of Hospital Discharge Planning Tools that Strive to Improve Transitions to Post-Acute Care and Reduce Readmissions.  Report developed in collaboration with the American Hospital Association.  Read the report.