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8 Things to Know About the Final Rule for Home Health - plus a new vaccine mandate
Home health agencies will see a significantly higher Medicare reimbursement rate in 2022 than previously expected and gain an extra year to prepare for the nationwide rollout of Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP).
Read more about “8 Things to Know About the Final Rule for Home Health - plus a new vaccine mandate ”...3 More Reasons to Outsource Billing to SimiTree in 2022
Cash flow. Staffing shortages. Lingering pandemic. Uncertainties about court-challenged vaccine mandates from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and OSHA, and how those issues will impact staffing.
Read more about “3 More Reasons to Outsource Billing to SimiTree in 2022”...What will change in VBP baseline year mean?
When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the proposed home health payment rule for 2023, it included the expected implementation of a nationwide Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program starting in 2023. But there was an unexpected twist.
Read more about “What will change in VBP baseline year mean?”...RAP vs. NOA: The 3 Big Changes
Here’s a refresher on what’s changing under the new admission requirement Home health agencies are bracing for potential cash flow shortages, confusion about periods of care that began in 2021 and cross over into this year, and other potential issues related to the implementation of Medicare’s new Notice of Admission…
Read more about “RAP vs. NOA: The 3 Big Changes ”...Gross margin impact for 2022: Sequestration, rising wages and new IRS mileage rates
A three-month extension of the sequestration suspension and rising costs for doing business, particularly in the area of wages and transportation, are among factors likely to shape the gross margin for home health and hospice agencies in early 2022, according to SimiTree financial consultants.
Read more about “Gross margin impact for 2022: Sequestration, rising wages and new IRS mileage rates”...NOA and Crossover Periods of Care: It’s Complicated
Glad to see the no-pay RAP gone, replaced by a new Notice of Admission (NOA)? Looking forward to filing the NOA only once between start of care and discharge instead of every 30 days?Not so fast.
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March 5-6, 2022-Preconference Saturday, March 5, 2022 8:30AM-5PM-Kimberly Skehan, Director of Compliance, Regulatory & Quality, SimiTree is part of a team leading the “Hospice Compliance Certificate Program”Tuesday, March 8, 2022 2:20PM-3:20PM Kimberly Skehan, Director of Compliance, Regulatory & Quality, SimiTree andJudi Lund Person, Vice President, Regulatory and Compliance, NHPCO,will present…
Read more about “03/05/2022 NHPCO Leadership & Advocacy Conference”...COVID-19 UPDATES IMPACTING HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE AGENCIES:
Extension of the Federal Public Health Emergency and Vaccine Mandates for Healthcare ProvidersThere have been several key updates late last week on the federal COVID-19 pandemic response which directly impact home health and hospice providers, and home based care providers who receive funding from Medicare or Medicaid.
Read more about “COVID-19 UPDATES IMPACTING HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE AGENCIES:”...NOA glitches: Working through RTPs, other issues
Not exactly a trouble-free transition, but Palmetto GBA is offering a work-around Glitches were expected during this month’s transition to Medicare’s new Notice of Admission (NOA) for home health – and that’s exactly what the new admission requirement is delivering.
Read more about “NOA glitches: Working through RTPs, other issues”...5 Things Smart Agencies Are Doing in 2022
Tighter profit margins are eclipsing room for error in home health and hospice, ramping up the need for agencies to make smarter, more strategic decisions. With Value-Based Purchasing on the horizon for next year, the pressure to perform at peak levels in 2022 is greater than ever.
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