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We are excited to be part of the University of St. Augustine job fair today and want to introduce you to Christina Melendreras, DPT student from University of St. Augustine. She recently completed a clinical rotation with us and tells about her experience at Therapy Center’s outpatient clinic in Jennings! Stay tuned for more student […]

SNF Medicare Rules Finalized for FY2012ASHA, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, posted the following Final Rule breakdown on their website. This article effectively explains details from the final regulations and how ASHA has served as an advocate for therapy services in SNFs. To read more on this subject, please visit www.ASHA.org. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

Did you know that successfully managing your CMI can yield high value with little cost? Did you also know that your therapy team can play a significant role in improving your facility’s bottom line if they are proactive and knowledgeable about how to effectively impact your CMI score? At Therapy Center, it’s our business to

In a proactive approach to impending audits, Therapy Center has expanded its compliance department to include on-site chart auditing in addition to computerized auditing. We recognize the importance that all necessary documentation is timely, organized, and readily available on medical charts and we want to ensure accessibility and completeness in the event of an audit, says Rachel

On August 19th, Therapy Center hosted an internal staff training in Lafayette where members of our management team presented on the most important and relevant topics in the therapy world today. Below are just a few of the topics that were covered during our training! Identification and accurate diagnosis of dementia and dementia staging and

From the desk of Harmony Healthcare’s CEO Kris Mastrangelo:SNF Leaders do not have a long lead time between July 27 and October 1 when SNF PPS changes posted in the Final Rule go into effect.  The next two months will be filled with reading and re-reading the SNF PPS Final Rule, working on assimilating and

The following article on the Final Rule was published on Harmony Healthcare’s website. In time to meet the July 31 deadline, CMS posted the Final Rule for The Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2012. The Press has taken hold of one aspect of this Rule and

We love when students come back to see us!! Jamie Partridge, recent DPT graduate from Texas Women’s in Houston visited with us recently to talk about her observation time with Therapy Center while she was an undergraduate at LSU. Stay tuned for more student interviews and news updates… If you are interested in completing a

On July 28th, Therapy Center sponsored the Compass Health nursing home appreciation luncheon. We were honored to be a part of such a great event and to be able to work with Compass Health in their efforts to recognize nursing home administrators and staff from the Acadia, Evangeline, Jeff Davis and Vermilion Parishes. Compass Health

The following abstract was taken from the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living’s page. “In response to the announcement that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would be reducing payments to skilled nursing facilities by 11.1% beginning in October, American Health Care Association president and CEO Mark Parkinson stated, “The CMS rule