Home Health Line
08/03/2023
The hospice payment increase for fiscal year 2024 climbed to 3.1%, up slightly from the 2.8% proposed in March, according to the FY2024 Hospice Payment Rate Update Final Rule released July 28. This equates to an estimated increase in payments of $780 million from the current fiscal year.
08/03/2023
CMS’ proposed changes to comorbidity adjustments and functional points for 2024 bring both good and bad news related to what you could be paid for the level of care your agency provides.
08/03/2023
Setting the stage for retention, whether good or bad, happens fast. Having a solid onboarding process for new employees can speak volumes for retention, which is especially important in this market.
08/03/2023
It just got a little harder for the federal government to hold health care organizations liable under the False Claims Act (FCA).
08/03/2023
On average, home health and hospice agencies provided 24 hours of orientation training and 12 hours of ongoing training in 2022, according to the 14th Annual HCP Benchmarking Report.
07/27/2023
Make sure your OASIS reviewer has clear direction when there is conflicting information in the responses and the clinician is not available to clarify.
07/27/2023
The ongoing staffing issues plaguing the industry can be curbed in part by offering staff professional competency training.
07/27/2023
by: Robert Markette
Competitive personal time off (PTO) plans can be key to attracting and retaining staff, but agencies need to be sure their packages are consistent and compliant.
07/27/2023
Hospices should focus on preventing condition-level survey deficiencies to avoid inclusion in the Special Focus Program (SFP) that CMS is proposing for low-performing hospices in 2024.
07/27/2023
by: DecisionHealth Staff
Home health agencies are behind home care and hospice providers when it comes to offering professional training programs, according to the 14th Annual Home Care Pulse Benchmarking Report. The following chart shows the percentage of agencies that used a professional training program in 2022 by line of business.

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