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CMS Issues Final Rule For Home Health

CMS issues final rule for home health In a move many home health providers are viewing as more treat than a trick, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule for 2023 on Halloween, backing off its previous intention to saddle agencies with a significant rate…

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Rapid growth and high-profile press highlight need for hospice compliance

By Kim Skehan, RN, MSN, HCS-D, COS-CDirector, Compliance, Regulatory & Quality
With the season for sleigh bells and street corner bell ringers underway, hospice advocates are quietly adding a few of their own alarm bells to the mix, calling for the hospice industry to sharpen its overall focus on preventative…

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TAHC&H Virtual Spring Conference

May 10, 20239AM-10AM CSTJ'non Griffin, RN MHA, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-C, COS-C, Principal, SVP, Coding will virtually present "Top Survey Deficiencies-Be Proactive and Not Reactive"  In this session we will discuss the top CMS survey deficiencies, some examples of what surveyors have found, and what you can do to be proactive in avoiding…

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SimiTree Acquires Afia and GreenpointMed, Expands Behavioral Health Data Analytics, Billing and Credentialing Services

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE[Jan. 12, 2023] Hamden, CT – SimiTree, a company that provides industry-leading, tech-enabled specialty revenue cycle management (RCM), coding, professional services, and talent management resources for post-acute and behavioral health organizations, has strengthened its position in the U. S.

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Data pinpoints where OASIS training most needed

Home health clinicians may benefit from additional training in answering OASIS questions related to a patient’s ability to manage oral medications and make safe transfers from bed to chair or toilet, according to the most recent client data examined by SimiTree data analysts.

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Embracing OASIS E: An early guide for clinicians, with notes on Final Guidance changes

By Jennifer Osburn, RN, HCS-D, COS-CSenior Clinincal ManagerPurchasing (HHVBP or VBP) and OASIS E. Like many in our industry, you may feel overwhelmed due to the timing of these regulatory changes.

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CMS publishes hospice survey changes with guidelines for surveyor training

After months of anticipation, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has just made available revisions to Hospice-Appendix M of the State Operations Manual (SOM) and the Hospice Basic Surveyor Training (QSO-23-08 Hospice). In a memorandum published on Jan.

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SimiTree Senior Manager literally wrote the book on OASIS-E – and the new HCS-O study guide

By Claudia Baker, RN, MHA, HCS-D, HCS-OSenior Manager, Clinical Operations ConsultingHome health is abuzz with OASIS-E questions on BIMS scoring, the criteria for differentiating continuous and intermittent oxygen, guidelines for IV meds, and other points of confusion.

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Infinity Announces New Name, Now SimiTree Behavioral Health

LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla. – Infinity, an industry-leading provider of business solutions for behavioral health organizations, is pleased to announce that it has changed its name to SimiTree Behavioral Health.

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