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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

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Though the benefits are clear, many home health and hospice agencies struggle to optimize coordination. Increased scrutiny in hospices. Hospices should also be concerned about care coordination. The clinical manager was new and doing an exemplary job of holding weekly meetings,” she said. Share the documentation burden.

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Home Health Agencies Face Financial Burden of Proposed CMS Payment Cut

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposes a decrease in Medicare reimbursement for home health agencies by 4.2% CMS expected PDGM to drive changes in clinical group coding, comorbidity coding, and low utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) threshold. A similar cap was proposed earlier for hospice.

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Home Health Specializations Boost Performance, Bottom Line

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Successful agencies recognize that long-term success depends on meeting required clinical regulations and having staff with the home health specializations to meet shifting client needs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is planning to implement the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) model nationwide in 2023.

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Importance of Image and Respect for Home Health Recruitment and Retention

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The increased pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic has presented never-before-seen growth opportunities for home health agencies and their workforce, as Bill Dombi, President of the National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), noted in a December 2021 webinar titled The State of Home Health. Clinical assessments.

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Survey Readiness: Post-Acute Care Compliance Checkup

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Whether your focus is skilled nursing, home health, hospice, or another post-acute sector, are you confident in your survey readiness? Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Special Focus Facility Program report listed nursing homes that have not met the CMS’ health care or fire safety standards.