Home Health Line
01/07/2013
As ownership of smart phones and tablets mushrooms, more home health providers could find themselves in the same situation as Continuum Home Health Care in Charlottesville, Va.
 
01/07/2013
Chances aren’t good for major developments on hospice payment reform in 2013. However, the coming year will bring other significant developments for hospice, including ongoing government scrutiny and new claim reporting requirements.
 
01/07/2013
The IRS published key guidance on health care reform’s employer mandate in the Federal Register Jan. 2.
01/07/2013
Your at-a-glance guide to what regulations and other industry deadlines you need to prepare for in 2013.
01/07/2013
Use this template from Masspro, the Massachusetts quality improvement organization (QIO), to support clinicians’ check-in phone calls with patients and reduce readmission risk.
12/24/2012
Close scrutiny by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) and CMS contractors made 2012 a challenging year for home health compliance, and 2013 is unlikely to be better.
 
12/24/2012
The bad news about rebasing of home health reimbursement is that so far there is no news. CMS has given few indications of what rebased rates would look like, but one expert sees a 1% annual payment reduction over three years as a likely outcome.
 
12/24/2012
Many agencies took advantage of hospital readmission penalties to grow referrals in 2012. In 2013, the focus on readmissions in home health marketing will further evolve and help agencies forge longer-term partnerships with other providers, experts say.
 
12/24/2012
A set of new and revised Q&As published Dec. 14 illustrates changes to therapy visit counts caused by the final 2013 PPS rule, but contains little new information.
12/24/2012
A plurality of agencies believes the latest round of Medicare payment cuts is likely to have the most significant impact on home health operations and financials in 2013, followed by CMS’ changes to the diagnosis payment slot.
 

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