Under OCR scrutiny? RSVPing with RSPs may help
Recent changes require policy edits, staff training Q. When is an RSVP, the French initialism meaning “respond, please,” more than proper etiquette? A.
The 4-hour OASIS conundrum ahead for 2023
By J'non Griffin, RN, MHA, HCS-D, COS-C, HCS-H Principal, SVP, Coding & OASIS Among a gauntlet of issues ahead for home health providers in 2023 lies a thorny clinical operations question…
Agencies target 3 key areas for VBP prep in Q4
Home health agencies are targeting key performance areas such as acute care hospitalization, emergency department use, care coordination and patient satisfaction in a bid to improve their scores for the…
What’s the No. 1 deal killer?
In the world of mergers, acquisitions and consolidation, the path to signing the deal is fraught with thorny complications that can bog down the process, open a Pandora’s box of…
Shift in payors brings more work to billers
Agencies could be blindsided by new staffing demands A new dynamic is shaping up in the back offices of agencies of all sizes, where billers are seeing ballooning workloads based…
MA plans account for quarter of revenue
Medicare Advantage is projected by industry advocacy groups to be the dominant form of Medicare within the next two years, and SimiTree data analysts say MA plans already account for…
Supreme Court turns away 10-state challenge to vaccine mandate
A legal challenge to the COVID-19 health care worker vaccination mandate by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will not be heard by the U. S.
HQRP measures continue through FY2023
By Maureen Kelleher, RN, MBA SimiTree Senior Manager The FY2022 Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) contains four quality measures that capture care across the hospice stay.
Ready, set, succeed: 3 ways to address leaner margins expected in 2023
Home health and hospice providers are bracing for leaner margins in 2023, looking for ways to tighten productivity and set in place efficiencies to make a bottom-line difference.