Home Health Line
06/30/2022
The way CMS determines home health payments come 2023 may change yet again if proposed updates to comorbidity adjustments and functional impairment points are finalized later this year.
06/30/2022
With gas prices and cost of living soaring, mobile workers for private duty and home health agencies are struggling to find ways to economize and still make home visits. Even with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announcing a July 1 increase in the optional standard mileage rate from 58.5 cents to 62.5 cents, experts see rising costs as another hit to an already depleted workforce. 
06/30/2022
Agencies will be required to collect and submit OASIS data for all payors, not just traditional Medicare and Medicaid payors, starting in 2025 if this provision in the CMS proposed rule is finalized.
06/30/2022
Employee well-being is top of mind for most business owners today. The one-two punch of the pandemic and the increased number of resignations has exacerbated burnout. However, with many companies being short-staffed, employees do not feel like they can, or have the time, to take their earned paid time off (PTO).
06/30/2022
The percentage of periods that received a high comorbidity adjustment decreased slightly in 2021, compared to the previous year, according to CMS data in the proposed 2023 rule.
06/30/2022
The percentage of periods that fell into each clinical grouping used to determine PDGM payments decreased slightly for half of the 12 groups, according to data from CMS released in the proposed 2023 rule.
06/23/2022
CMS estimates that 2023 home health payments would decrease in the aggregate by 4.2%, or an $810 million reduction in payments compared to 2022.
06/23/2022
Compliance with CMS’ vaccine mandate requirements should remain a high priority, even as officials pull back slightly on the number of surveys that include reviewing vaccine tracking and practices.
06/23/2022
As this hurricane season builds, agencies in areas potentially affected by storms need to brush up on their emergency preparedness plans and ensure they are ready.
06/23/2022
Agencies might be tempted to find out what competitors are offering their staff, but these conversations can violate antitrust laws and are strictly prohibited.

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