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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-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…
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…
SimiTree Promotes Fuller, Regan, and Skehan to Managing Directors, Hawthorne to Director
SimiTree is pleased to share the promotions of Directors Tiffany Fuller, Wayne Regan, and Kimberly Skehan to Managing Directors and Nicole Hawthorne to Director.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Growing a home health or hospice requires strategic planning
Every success story begins with an ambitious goal and a business plan.