About the Authors Cindy Krafft, PT, MS, has more than 20 years of home health expertise that ranges from direct patient care to operational and management issues. For the past 10 years, she has been a nationally recognized educator in the areas of documentation, regulation, therapy utilization, and OASIS. Krafft has been involved at the senior leadership level for the Home Health Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and is the current president of that organization. She has been working with APTA and CMS to clarify regulatory expectations and address proposed payment methodologies to ensure the long-term participation of therapy services in home health. Diana L. Kornetti, PT, MA, a physical therapist for 30 years, is a former co-owner and administrator of a Medicare-certified home health agency in Florida and is the chief operations officer of Kornetti & Krafft Health Care Solutions. Kornetti is nationally recognized as a teacher and speaker in the areas of home health care, standardized tests and measures in the field of physical therapy, therapy training, and home health staff development. She has been an active member of APTA since 1986 and is its current Home Health Section program chair; immediate past editor of the Quarterly Report, a publication of the organization's Home Health Section; and a member of APTA's Practice and Education committees. |