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Speech Therapy’s Skill in Coding Cognitive Impairment Beyond the BIMs
The Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) has...
SLP Component PDPM Rates: Moving in the Right Direction?
October is the time of year that the new SNF...
3 Tips for Feeding Patients with Dementia
Skilled nursing facility staffing in the wake of...
How Will the New MDS Changes Impact Case-Mix Reimbursement?
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Skilled Nursing Facility Posts
Sights and Sounds from “Lights, Camera, Reimbursement”
Last week, Language Fundamentals attended the annual Zimmet Healthcare Services Group conference,...
Connecticut Case-Mix Update
During the Zimmet Conference “Lights, Camera, Reimbursement,” Sally Fecto from Zimmet and Margaret...
Alzheimer’s Disease, Neuroplasticity, and their Relationship
"If the Human Brain Were So Simple That We Could Understand It, We Would Be So Simple That We...
CMS Announces SNF Reimbursement Cuts
UPDATE: The Fiscal Year 2023 Final Rule will be released soon and CMS is planning reimbursement...
PDPM Posts
Understanding the Role of the Speech Language Pathologist and Section K
As we enter our fifth month of Patient Driven...
Ready for Your PDPM Checkup? Six Steps for Success: Part Two
Let’s continue with “Ready for Your PDPM...
Ready for Your PDPM Checkup? 6 Steps to Success: Part One
Now that we have 4 months of PDPM under our...
Analyzing PDPM’s Early Returns and Looking Ahead
4 months after the implementation of PDPM, early...
Early Intervention Posts
3 Ways to Encourage Language Development During the Holiday Season
Encouraging Language Development During The...
3 Myths About Language Development
There are many myths out there when it comes to...
Speech Language Development in Children: 4 Questions to Ask
One year old child lying with spectacles and...
What Is Early Intervention Speech Therapy?
Early Intervention Speech Therapy for Children...
Clinical Resources for Speech-Language Pathologists
How Speech Therapists Improve Resident and Family Satisfaction
Resident and Family Satisfaction at Skilled...
Parkinson’s Disease – Speech Therapy’s Positive Impact
The characteristics of Parkinson’s disease...
A Real-Life Story of a 35-year-old COVID-19 Survivor – UPDATE
Updates to this article are below in RED and...
Michael Webb Appointed Clinical Instructor at State University of New York at Stony Brook
We are pleased to announce the appointment of...