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VBP Ground Continues To Shift Under HHAs’ Feet

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Jul 6th, 2023
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Under newly proposed configuration, half of VBP points will come from only two measures. As home health agencies (HHAs) navigate their first year of the Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) program, Medicare is proposing to change the rules of the game. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to swap out the ...
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OIG Reports on Home Health and Hospice Fraud and Abuse

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Jan 27th, 2023
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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) offers its fraud and abuse perspective for home health and hospice in its latest Semiannual Report to Congress — and it’s not a warm, fuzzy hug. For home health, the OIG lists two high-profile fraud cases. Case No. 1: SHC Home Health Services of Florida and its related entities ...
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Hospices’ CERT Improper Payment Rate Up In 2022

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Jan 6th, 2023
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The payment rate was way up, while the HHA error rate was down. If you’re wondering how much review pressure your hospice is likely to encounter this year, Medicare’s recent Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) report may tell you. Hospices clocked in with a 12.04 percent improper payment rate for 2022, equaling an estimated $2.9 ...
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Soaring Gas Prices Squeeze Home Health, Hospice Workers

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Mar 14th, 2022
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Prices at the pump set shocking new records. Increased gas prices are a headache for nearly everyone, but they are especially burdensome for home health and hospice agencies and their visiting staff. Right when agencies are getting slammed by COVID-19 and the labor shortage, gas prices are exacerbating difficulties finding and retaining workers. “As the ...
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Check Out Updated OASIS-E Draft Instrument

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Feb 25th, 2022
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Refreshed tool fails to jettison some unnecessary items, trade group says. A reminder that you need to be on top of OASIS training this year has arrived. In 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services bumped OASIS-E from its Jan. 1, 2021 start date to give agencies a break during the COVID-19 public health ...
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