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Industry Notes:

Watch For HHQRP Penalty

Published on Fri Oct 21, 2022

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Home Health & Hospice Week

OASIS-E:
Assessing Clinicians Must Check These New Items Again
Plus: Where’s the finalized OASIS-E form? If you were hoping a thorough intake process would [...]

Assessment:
New OASIS Items That Patients Self-Report Irk HHAs
Recording patients’ answers when they appear to lack accuracy is confusing. As home health agencies [...]

Value-Based Purchasing:
Quick Start QAPI Tool May Boost Your VBP Preparations
Encore webinar spawns new Q&A set. If the imminent arrival of Value-Based Purchasing on Jan. [...]

COVID-19:
Staffing, Telehealth Feature In OIG Review Of HH COVID Response
Plus: More OIG audits focusing on telehealth are in the offing. Home health agencies aren’t [...]

Fraud & Abuse:
Therapist Whistleblowers To Rake In $1.3 Million In Qui Tam Suit
Oklahoma-based agency and execs settle fraud charges in 2 different suits for a whopping $30 [...]

Industry Notes:
DOL Rule On Independent Contractors Takes Aim At Home Care
Trump-era rule is on its way out, proposal shows. Home care workers are a prominent [...]

Industry Notes:
COVID-19 PHE Extended At Least Through January
As expected, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has extended the COVID-19 public health [...]

Industry Notes:
Supreme Court Won't Review These Hospice, HH Cases
Dismissed whistleblower cases against a hospice and home health agency will not get a hearing [...]

Industry Notes:
Claims For Recerts Hitting This Snag, MAC Reports
Home health agencies should watch out for a newly reported claims system glitch hitting their [...]

Industry Notes:
Threshold For ALJ Judicial Review Increases In New Year
Like many costs these days, an Administrative Law Judge-related expense will go up next year. [...]

Industry Notes:
Watch For HHQRP Penalty
Check your iQIES folder to see whether your pay will get docked next year for [...]

Industry Notes:
Government Sues CIGNA MA Plans
Home health and hospice providers that lament managed care’s invasion of the Medicare market may [...]

Industry Notes:
Do Double Duty For Demographic Data
Make sure your Medicare provider data is covered as the program undertakes a system transition. [...]

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