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Expected increased survey scrutiny for unvaccinated agency staff
By Sheila Salisbury-Sizemore RN, BSN SimiTree Senior Manager, Compliance Now that the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS has retired the Focused Infection Control (FIC) Survey and mandated a COVID-19 vaccine, your…
Curbing Transportation Costs
Fuel pump prices prompt agencies to seek new ways to pump up morale, keep staff on the road Fuel costs are driving new frustration for agency leaders fighting to retain staff,…
SimiTree Announces Promotions
For release March 31, 2021 King of Prussia, PA – Today, SimiTree named Directors Erin Masterson and Mark Romano as Associate Principals.
CMS proposes 2.7% pay increase for hospice in FY2023
Timing of proposed pay increase comes as sequestration resumes The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a 2.
OASIS-E: Are you ready for January 1, 2023?
The most intensive remake of home health’s Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) since its implementation in 1999 is just months away, and the experts at SimiTree want to help…
FIC Surveys have ended, but surveyors still look carefully at infection control
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) retired its Focused Infection Control (FIC) Survey and tool last winter, but it still wants to know whether agencies are doing all…
New transfer and discharge billing procedure for hospice
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing a new billing requirement to close the gap on hospice care and billing when a hospice patient transfers from one…
How does your agency measure nursing productivity?
With the cost of skilled labor rising quarter over quarter, as we reported in the January issue of The Insider, agencies may be looking to maximize productivity from their clinicians.
Staffing Shortage Forces Overtime Scrutiny
Home health and hospice agencies scrambling to field workers under the pinch of a nationwide staffing shortage could be vulnerable to increased risk of wage and hour violations, SimiTree consultants…