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Diana (Dee) Kornetti, PT, MA, HCS-D, HCS-C

Diana (Dee) Kornetti Instructor Bio:

Diana (Dee) Kornetti, a physical therapist for 30 years, is a past administrator and co-owner of a Medicare-certified home health agency. Dee now provides training and education to home health industry providers through a consulting business, Kornetti & Krafft Health Care Solutions. She serves as chief operations officer with her business partners Cindy Krafft and Sherry Teague.

Dee is nationally recognized as a speaker in the areas of home care and standardized tests and measures in the fields of physical therapy, therapy training, and staff development in the home health arena. Dee is the immediate past editor of The Quarterly Report, a publication of the American Physical Therapy Association's Home Health Section, as well as a member of the Home Health Section's Practice and Education committees. She currently serves as the president of the Home Health Section of the APTA and has been an active member in good standing since 1986. Dee also currently serves as the president of the Association of Home Care Coding and Compliance and is a member of the Association of Home Care Coders Advisory Board and Panel of Experts.

Dee is a published researcher on the Berg Balance Scale and has coauthored the APTA's Home Health Section resources related to OASIS, goal writing, and defensible documentation for the practicing therapist. Dee has contributed chapter updates to the Handbook of Home Health Care Administration, 6th edition, and coauthored a book, The Post-Acute Care Guide to Maintenance Therapy.

Dee received her BS in physical therapy from Boston University's Sargent College of Allied Health Professions and her MA from Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Her clinical focus has been in the areas of gerontology and neurological disease rehabilitation.

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Diana (Dee) Kornetti's Continuing Education Courses

Home Health Assessment Part 2: Data Analysis and Care Planning

Home Health Assessment Part 2: Data Analysis and Care Planning

Once the data are collected, what should the therapist do with it? Documentation reveals that although some tests and measures are being used, the discussion often stops at the reporting of the results. Simply reporting a test score…

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Home Health Assessment Part 3: Special Considerations for the Medically Complex Patient

Home Health Assessment Part 3: Special Considerations for the Medically Complex Patient

What does the "typical" patient receiving therapy in the home setting look like? It seems the days of mostly orthopedic or post-CVA patients have passed, to be replaced by patients with much more complex medical conditions. Therapists…

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Home Health Assessment Part 1: Subjective and Objective Data Gathering

Home Health Assessment Part 1: Subjective and Objective Data Gathering

Given the complexity of a home health assessment, where should the therapist start? Although the integration of electronic systems into home health have expanded the options for therapy documentation, the fundamental areas of the SOAP…

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An Overview of Critical Areas in Home Health

An Overview of Critical Areas in Home Health

What makes therapy care planning different in a home-based model? At face value it may seem that the delivery of therapy is fundamentally the same across all settings but being in a person's home presents unique challenges and opportunities…

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Home Health Conditions of Participation Part 1: Patient Care

Home Health Conditions of Participation Part 1: Patient Care

The CoPs provide the regulatory governance to ensure that participating home health agencies (HHAs) protect the health and safety of individuals under their care, and promote the effective and efficient use of Medicare funds. Part one…

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Home Health Conditions of Participation Part 2: Agency Processes

Home Health Conditions of Participation Part 2: Agency Processes

The CoPs promote the effective and efficient use of Medicare funds and provide the regulatory governance to ensure that participating home health agencies (HHAs) protect the health and safety of individuals under their care. Part Two…

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ICD-10 Coding in PDGM: Critical Concepts for Clinician/Coder Alignment (Recorded Webinar)

ICD-10 Coding in PDGM: Critical Concepts for Clinician/Coder Alignment (Recorded Webinar)

This course is a recording of a previously hosted live webinar event. Polling and question submission features are not available for this recording. Format and structure may differ from standard MedBridge courses. This course will…

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Defensible Documentation in Home Health: Fundamental Concepts

Defensible Documentation in Home Health: Fundamental Concepts

Video Runtime: 45 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 19 Minutes

No one chooses to be a nurse or therapist based on a love of documentation, but the ability to effectively and efficiently communicate defensible content goes… Read More

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Defensible Documentation in Home Health: Patient-Centered Care

Defensible Documentation in Home Health: Patient-Centered Care

Video Runtime: 28 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 19 Minutes

The "S" portion of the SOAP note ("subjective") is not a new concept when it comes to clinical documentation. With recent revisions to the Home Health Conditions… Read More

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Defensible Documentation in Home Health: Quantifiable Information

Defensible Documentation in Home Health: Quantifiable Information

Video Runtime: 37 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 19 Minutes

The "O" portion of the SOAP note ("objective") is not a new concept when it comes to clinical documentation. Although the focus seems to be more on therapy than… Read More

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Defensible Documentation in Home Health: Care Planning & Goal Setting

Defensible Documentation in Home Health: Care Planning & Goal Setting

Video Runtime: 47 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 19 Minutes

The "P" portion of the SOAP note ("plan") is not a new concept when it comes to clinical documentation. Care planning is not just a task at a single point in… Read More

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PDGM Series: Practical Overview

PDGM Series: Practical Overview

Video Runtime: 14 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 1 Minute

Clinical and office-based staff need to know the basics of the Payment-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) in order to collect information and manage patients effectively.… Read More

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PDGM Series: The Role of Intake in PDGM

PDGM Series: The Role of Intake in PDGM

Video Runtime: 13 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 1 Minute

Gathering information needed to accurately complete the required elements of the Payment-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) starts before any clinician assesses the… Read More

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PDGM Series: The Role of Intake in Face-to-Face

PDGM Series: The Role of Intake in Face-to-Face

An important component of initial information gathering involves the face-to-face (F2F) requirements. This course provides the key elements of F2F that should be collected during the intake process.

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PDGM Series: The Impact of OASIS

PDGM Series: The Impact of OASIS

Video Runtime: 23 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 16 Minutes

One pillar of the Payment Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) is the functional assessment within the OASIS tool. Although these are not "new" items, they still present… Read More

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PDGM Series: Case Management

PDGM Series: Case Management

Video Runtime: 19 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 1 Minute

The Payment-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) did not change any of the coverage or qualifying criteria for Medicare Part A Home Health services. Agencies continue… Read More

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PDGM Series: LUPA Management

PDGM Series: LUPA Management

Video Runtime: 19 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 1 Minute

Awareness of payment implications of clinical decision making is not the same as being driven by them. This course provides a framework for ensuring patients are… Read More

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PDGM Series: The Role of the Coder

PDGM Series: The Role of the Coder

Video Runtime: 14 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 1 Minute

Two pillars of the Payment-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) are driven by ICD-10 coding. Those with coding expertise are critical members of the team, as they assure… Read More

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PDGM Series: Clinician Role in Coding

PDGM Series: Clinician Role in Coding

Video Runtime: 21 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 2 Minutes

Two pillars of the Payment-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) are driven by ICD-10 coding. Clinicians are both information gatherers and decision-makers when it comes… Read More

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Overview of Maintenance Therapy for Home- and Clinic-Based Providers

Overview of Maintenance Therapy for Home- and Clinic-Based Providers

Video Runtime: 26 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 17 Minutes

Much discussion and interest has been generated since the ruling on Jimmo v. Sebelius occurred. However, lack of understanding at all levels of the organization… Read More

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Maintenance Therapy for Home- and Clinic-Based Providers: Part 1

Maintenance Therapy for Home- and Clinic-Based Providers: Part 1

Video Runtime: 64 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 39 Minutes

Much discussion and interest have been generated since the ruling on Jimmo v. Sebelius occurred. However, lack of understanding at all levels of the organization… Read More

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Maintenance Therapy for Home- and Clinic-Based Providers: Part 2

Maintenance Therapy for Home- and Clinic-Based Providers: Part 2

Video Runtime: 65 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 25 Minutes

Much discussion and interest has been generated since the ruling on Jimmo v. Sebelius occurred. However, lack of understanding at all levels of the organization… Read More

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Maintenance Case Scenario: Home Health Part A

Maintenance Case Scenario: Home Health Part A

Video Runtime: 20 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 15 Minutes

Much discussion and interest has been generated since the ruling on Jimmo v. Sebelius occurred. However, lack of understanding at all levels of the organization… Read More

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Maintenance Case Scenario: Home Health Part B

Maintenance Case Scenario: Home Health Part B

Video Runtime: 19 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 16 Minutes

Much discussion and interest have been generated since the ruling on Jimmo v. Sebelius occurred. However, lack of understanding at all levels of the organization… Read More

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Maintenance Case Scenario: Outpatient Therapy

Maintenance Case Scenario: Outpatient Therapy

Video Runtime: 23 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 15 Minutes

Much discussion and interest have been generated since the ruling on Jimmo v. Sebelius occurred. However, lack of understanding at all levels of the organization… Read More

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