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CMS just corrected another NOA glitch
Almost eight months into Medicare’s requirement for a new Notice of Admission (NOA) for home health patients, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to sort out associated…
Quality reporting deadlines for hospice
Non-compliant hospices will see 2% penalty on Oct.
SimiTree experts offer advice as monkeypox declared PHE
Clinicians and healthcare organizations should take appropriate action now that the ongoing spread of monkeypox virus in the United States has been declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE), SimiTree consultants…
Final hospice rule sets 3.8% increase for FY2023
Hospices will see slightly higher reimbursement than expected in fiscal year 2023 under a payment update set out by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in this week’s…
Creating an Effective Compliance Program
How effective is your compliance program? With audits for home health and hospice on the rise, focus on these compliance priorities Has your organization been targeted for a payment-related Medicare audit? Medicare contractors…
Industry pushes back against proposed rule
6 steps for agencies hoping to mitigate impact of pay cut Stakeholders and advocates are pushing back against the 2023 proposed rule for home health, hoping the outcry will bring some…
New data offers glimpse into 2023 reimbursement for home health
Trying to figure out what your agency’s Medicare reimbursement might look like in 2023 under the proposed rule for home health? SimiTree’s data analysts are crunching numbers from the Centers for…
Build a magnetic compensation model to attract the best and brightest
Like a magnet, a solid compensation model draws top performers with the skills to build a motivated sales force, drive clinical performance to achieve better patient outcomes with fewer hospitalizations,…
Guidance updates for your summer reading list
Summertime and the livin’ is easy — except in the compliance department, where a flurry of recent guidance changes and updates has compliance teams on their toes this summer, trying to…