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12/07/2023
Anticipate your patient’s needs to see improvement on the new publicly reported preventable hospitalizations measure on Care Compare. 
11/30/2023
As referral rejections reach a new high, it’s important to continue to track referrals, response time, acceptance and denial rates and handle any rejections gently to avoid losing future business. 
11/16/2023
Your next great hire probably isn’t even looking for a job. That’s why it’s important to share your next opening on social media to attract applicants who may be ready for more hours or a better opportunity, and just haven’t realized it yet. 
11/09/2023
Agencies may have received a reprieve from the full 5.78% payment cut expected in the 2024 final home health rule, but the fight continues for changes to the formula or a delay in cuts until more data are available on the impact of PDGM on agency behavior. 
11/02/2023
CMS reiterated it expects to claw back more than $3.4 billion in the next few years to account for what it sees as overpayments from 2020 through 2022.
10/26/2023
CMS has stated that “the full permanent adjustment may be burdensome for some providers.” But officials believe applying the full adjustment could potentially reduce any future permanent adjustments.
10/19/2023
The next interim performance report, available in late October, will be the first time that agencies get a picture of where they are standing on claims-based and HHCAHPS-based measures
10/12/2023
As new codes are introduced for Parkinson’s disease, the diagnosis reaches the top five most commonly assigned primary diagnoses for the first half of 2023.
10/05/2023
Agencies not only struggle to get positive HHCAHPS results, but some agencies struggle to get enough survey responses in the first place.
09/21/2023
A new report released by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that 55% of Medicare home health claims reviewed included hospitalizations for falls with major injury that were not reported on patient assessments as required.

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