Relias
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Though the benefits are clear, many home health and hospice agencies struggle to optimize coordination. Mandated by Medicare’s Conditions of Participation , care coordination is one of the most common citation areas on home health surveys. Increased scrutiny in hospices. Hospices should also be concerned about care coordination.
Social Workers Speak
APRIL 20, 2023
Karen Bullock is a member of NASW-MA: Medicare tests a solution to soaring hospice costs: Let private insurers run it WUSF Many experts believe that harsh choice between giving up hope and getting help from hospice — along with the arbitrary six-month cutoff — combine to repel many patients who could otherwise benefit.
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Relias
AUGUST 15, 2022
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposes a decrease in Medicare reimbursement for home health agencies by 4.2% The act mandates a six-year monitoring period for the Patient-Driven Groupings Model ( PDGM), the home health payment model implemented for Medicare in 2020.
Relias
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
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. Keeping an eye on your case mix is important with Medicare reimbursement shifting to value-based purchasing. Increasing agency profitability.
Social Workers Speak
APRIL 20, 2023
Karen Bullock is a member of NASW-MA: Medicare tests a solution to soaring hospice costs: Let private insurers run it WUSF Many experts believe that harsh choice between giving up hope and getting help from hospice — along with the arbitrary six-month cutoff — combine to repel many patients who could otherwise benefit.
Relias
JULY 12, 2022
Leaders in assisted living, skilled nursing, home health, rehab therapy, wound care, and hospice know you can’t hire all the skills your organization will need tomorrow and in the future. The speed of change in healthcare requires post-acute care organizations to take a different approach to job preparedness.
Relias
DECEMBER 13, 2021
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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