Home Health Line
04/17/2026
The Service and Spending Variation Index (SSVI) is calculated using claims-based measures, each representing different aspects of hospice utilization, as well as non-hospice spending.
04/17/2026
With CMS intensifying its focus on identifying and addressing noncompliance and fraud within the hospice industry, it’s essential that providers are up to date on newly proposed regulatory changes.
04/17/2026
Don’t wait to address problems with your OASIS-E2 implementation. Correcting course now will keep issues from ballooning into larger problems that are more difficult to fix over time.
04/17/2026
Consider your sales team’s understanding of clinical needs and your agency’s services when working with skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Clinical knowledge plays a key role in cinching referrals, especially when working with specialized providers focused on proving their successes to CMS and other payors.
04/17/2026
Increased national attention on hospice fraud comes as the industry sees a surging number of providers in the for-profit sector.
04/09/2026
Beyond the payment rate, the fiscal year 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update proposed rule also includes new provider-level data on key fraud indicators and Medicare spending.
04/09/2026
Reexamine the relationships you have with other providers, including overlap in staff or ownership. A disclosure requirement that had previously gone unenforced is now causing agencies to lose their Medicare participation because of a link to a hospice or other provider that has faced revocation.
04/09/2026
Create strong, written guidelines for staff to address recurring delays related to unsigned physician orders. Without timely signed orders, providers will run into operational bottlenecks and gaps in care that could impact compliance and reimbursement.
04/09/2026
The CDC has clarified that you only need to use I11 (Hypertensive heart disease) once, even when the patient has more than one heart condition. 
04/09/2026
As AI tools grow in popularity, agency leadership has to determine how to properly govern and validate their use. They must also ensure the tools strengthen documentation integrity rather than undermine compliance.

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