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06/06/2014
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) filed a federal lawsuit June 5 as part of its efforts to combat face-to-face regulations.
 
05/22/2014
by: CMS
CMS’ Division of Chronic and Post Acute Care (DCPAC) recently released a announcement about CMS’ plans for OASIS-C1. The statement also discusses submission via the Assessment Submission and Processing (ASAP) system.
 
 
 
05/19/2014
by: Palmetto GBA
Use this checklist to teach physicians or your employees about face-to-face encounter requirements or to evaluate the quality of face-to-face documentation.
 
05/13/2014
by: NGS
When reviewing face-to-face forms, agencies should consider these examples Medicare administrative contractor NGS provided during a recent webinar.
 
 
05/12/2014
Hospices would receive a 1.3% increase in Medicare payments in fiscal year 2015 under CMS’ proposed wage index, according to the proposed rule. The South Atlantic and East North Central regions are among those that receive less than a 1.3% increase while the Pacific and Outlying regions would receive more.
05/12/2014
Here’s a list of some of the measures that CMS has confirmed for the hospice consumer assessment of healthcare provider systems (CAHPS). The measures are similar to those in the family evaluation of hospice care (FEHC) survey that many hospices have been using.
03/26/2014
The following is a selected list of resources provided by presenters during the National Association of Home Care & Hospice’ March on Washington conference.
03/12/2014
by: Internal Revenue Service
The IRS developed 20 factors that indicate whether sufficient control is present to establish an employer-employee (Rev. Rul. 87-1, 1987 C.B. 296) based on an examination of relevant cases and rulings.
03/03/2014
by: Eventium
02/17/2014
Click on pdf icon to download this quick reference tool for the details of each of the seven National Quality Forum (NQF)-endorsed measures CMS has proposed for use in the Hospice Item Set (HIS).

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