Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Notes:

Newest Quality Data Is Available On HH Compare

Published on Fri Apr 26, 2024

Now’s the time to check your latest stats on Care Compare. The April 2024 quarterly refresh for the Home Health Quality Reporting Program is up on the site, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tells providers in a message.

Home Health & Hospice Week

Medicaid:
Dreaded 80-20 Rule Finalized Without Enough Changes
Medicaid rates are far too low to support the policy. The news about the Medicaid [...]

Reimbursement:
The 80-20 Rule Could Have Been Worse
Extended timeline, potential exemptions for small and rural providers may lessen the damage. Home- and [...]

Regulations:
Feds Issue Rules On Non-Competes, Overtime Threshold
Don’t be so sure that non-solicitation label will save you. Medicare doesn’t have the market [...]

Mergers & Acquisitions:
Nonprofit Hospices Align In Texas, Shed Staff In Ohio
Plus: National chain plans big buy in Florida. Add one more nonprofit hospice collaboration to [...]

Finance:
Hospitals Leverage Care In The Home To Reduce Referrals, Improve Outcomes
Around the nation, hospitals look to provide care beyond their walls. Hospitals continue their interest [...]

Health IT:
UnitedHealth-Change Healthcare Cyberattack Damage Continues, Even After Ransom Was Paid
Stay tuned for testimony at congressional hearing. If you were wondering whether UnitedHealth Group paid [...]

Industry Notes:
Benchmark Your LOS Stats With New Billing Report
The data covers non-cancer conditions. Are you sticking out like a sore thumb to reviewers? [...]

Industry Notes:
Newest Quality Data Is Available On HH Compare
Now’s the time to check your latest stats on Care Compare. The April 2024 quarterly [...]

Industry Notes:
Texas HHA Target Of FBI Raid For Unnamed Reason
FBI agents conducted a raid the morning of April 22 at Angel Bright Home Health [...]

Industry Notes:
Hospitals In California, Virginia Team Up With Hospices
Hospitals are partnering with hospices to make sure patients receive the care they need. In [...]

Industry Notes:
West Coast Home Health Nurses Vote To Strike
The battle over pay and other compensation continues at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Home Care Services [...]

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