Home Health Line
09/02/2021
Agencies should monitor the COVID-19 vaccine status of all employees and prepare for potential government mandates and the impact that could have on staffing.
09/02/2021
Agencies that are transitioning into full participation in the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) model should be sure to define a streamlined process of gathering and submitting data.
09/02/2021
As the federal push increases for COVID-19 vaccinations — particularly among Medicare beneficiaries that may be more susceptible to hospitalization or death — CMS has made changes that will make it easier for providers to administer the vaccine, particularly at home.
09/02/2021
Hospice providers need to ensure compliance with quality reporting program requirements to avoid penalties that will double under the FY 2022 Hospice PPS Final Rule.
09/02/2021
As Medicare Advantage (MA) patients increase and Medicare dollars shrink, agencies are turning to MA plans as a way to diversify in 2022. The key to success with MA plans is managing contracts, but this continues to be something that many agencies struggle with.
09/02/2021
This year, many areas are experiencing a rise in minimum wage — some for the first time in many years. In other locations, there are rising pressures beyond legal requirements, as employers are finding they’re simply not receiving as many applicants as they did in the past for roles that are on the lower end of the pay spectrum.
09/02/2021
Charts detail the PDGM characteristis for home health patients, as well as the source and timing.
08/30/2021
Start training and developing tools related to social determinants of health, especially ahead of the planned implementation of the OASIS-E in 2023 and national Home Health Value-Based Purchasing in 2022.
08/30/2021
A decline in home health aide use received attention in the 2022 proposed home health PPS rule, and CMS suggested a possible change in case-mix methods with the help of comments on the rule.
08/30/2021
There has been a gradual shift in the top reported principal diagnoses used for hospice care in recent years, and industry experts say CMS may be looking into this shift (involving some diagnoses with longer lengths of stay) as a sign of misuse of this service.

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