Medicare holds fast to its volatile wage index methodology. If you made budget plans based on Medicare’s proposed rule for 2019 hospice payment, they should be right on target. In … Continue Reading →
Are you in the nearly 40% of hospices not reporting volunteer services coordination? Medicare is getting serious about hospice cost reporting, and that focus is likely to translate into payment … Continue Reading →
Making CAHPS measures a year more recent would cut 20% of agencies off public display. The 2019 hospice final rule may not contain dramatic payment or policy changes compared to … Continue Reading →
Don’t lose money due to corrected NOEs. It’s essential to stay up to date on Medicare billing guidance, and a recent MLN Matters article shows you why. June 7 MLN Matters article SE18007 reviews … Continue Reading →
Dropped measures will come with OASIS changes. Medicare continues to focus on fine-tuning its quality reporting program for home health agencies, according to the new 2019 Home Health Prospective Payment … Continue Reading →
Hospice coughs up $3 million for integrity agreement settlement. A whistleblower lawsuit filed by hospice physicians has cost one nonprofit Florida hospice $2.5 million — and it could have been … Continue Reading →
Plus: See how much Medicare’s behavioural adjustments are stripping from base rate. If you thought your home health agency impact file outlining the Patient Driven Groupings Model’s effects is the … Continue Reading →
CMS plans OASIS-D educational sessions. The wait is over — mostly. Medicare has released the guidance manual for the significant OASIS changes that are coming Jan. 1. Reminder: Back in March, … Continue Reading →
Change could lead to more accurate profit margin figures. Payment reform and rate increases may be grabbing most of the spotlight in the 2019 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed … Continue Reading →
CMS aims to reduce provider burden with new criterion. Medicare officials have made a lot of noise about reducing providers’ regulatory burdens. While home health agencies may not feel like … Continue Reading →
