Preview of April Care Compare refresh now available
A preview of the April refresh of Care Compare, with two new OASIS-based measures for home health public reporting, has been made available to home health providers by the Centers…
Home Health Revenue from MA on the Rise
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans accounted for an increasing percentage of total home health revenue throughout 2021, according to data from The Financial Monitor, SimiTree’s industry-leading data analytics and benchmarking tool.
12 Tips for Managing Medicare Advantage Contracts
The bargaining table is the new frontier for home health and hospice agencies seeing increasing numbers of patients with Medicare Advantage plans.
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…
Home health, hospice labor costs rising steadily
Home health and hospice agencies are steadily paying higher labor costs to deliver quality care and retain skilled nursing staff as the COVID-19 pandemic heads into another year with ongoing…
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…
9 Important Hospice Changes for 2022
By Maureen Kelleher RN, MBA Senior Manager As we head into the new year, hospice providers should take note of nine new survey and enforcement provisions established in 2021 by an…
Staffing Scramble 2022
New year ushers in new worries about staffing shortages, how the vaccine mandate could impact the situation – and some opportunities to get creative.