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-O Senior Manager, Clinical Operations Consulting Home health is abuzz with OASIS-E questions on BIMS scoring, the criteria for differentiating continuous and intermittent oxygen, guidelines for IV…
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…
New PIPR report addresses VBP payment questions
As soon as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced plans to expand the Value-Based Purchasing Model (VBP) to home health agencies nationwide, SimiTree financial consultants began hearing…
CMS shares plans for medical review when PHE ends
The nation’s COVID-19 Public Health Emergency has been extended through April, but the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun offering guidance and resources for when the PHE…
KPIs measure health of agency’s revenue cycle
As home health and hospice billers work harder to keep up with an expanding array of payors, insurance plans and requirements in a heavily regulated field, SimiTree revenue cycle experts…
Industry expertise delivers greater value to IT strategy
Having the right people, processes, and technology in place delivers greater value in a shorter timeframe during post-close integration following a merger or acquisition – but the M&A analysts at…
Growing a home health or hospice requires strategic planning
Every success story begins with an ambitious goal and a business plan.
Embracing OASIS E: An early guide for clinicians, with notes on Final Guidance changes
By Jennifer Osburn, RN, HCS-D, COS-C Senior Clinincal Manager Purchasing (HHVBP or VBP) and OASIS E.
Rapid growth and high-profile press highlight need for hospice compliance
By Kim Skehan, RN, MSN, HCS-D, COS-C Director, Compliance, Regulatory & Quality With the season for sleigh bells and street corner bell ringers underway, hospice advocates are quietly adding a few…