1. 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. Supreme Court. On...

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  2. HQRP Measures Continue Through FY2023 SimiTree

    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.

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  3. SIM Employee Spotlight Apryl

    QA manager brings a down-to-earth approach clients, clinicians and coders find refreshing.With more than 20 years of experience in home health, Apryl Swafford knows the most complicated ins and outs of the business, the complexities of frequently changing regulations...

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  4. COVID-19 Public Health Emergency renewed.The nation’s COVID-19 Public Health Emergency has been extended through the remainder of 2022 and into January 2023, and COVID-19 waivers and flexibilities will remain intact for...

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  5. Too small to outsource? Agencies reconsider as margins tighten.Too small to outsource? Agencies reconsider as margins tighten For small home health agency owners battling rising labor and supply costs against a backlog of claims waiting to be...

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    How to choose the right outsourcing partner.There’s no disputing the cost savings home health and hospice organizations see when they outsource billing services, coding and OASIS review, or full revenue cycle management...

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  7. Planning for Home Health Post-Merger Integration SimiTree

    What’s in your post-merger playbook?.Effective planning and integration services make for seamless transition Suspense keeps all eyes on the diligence phase when one company acquires or merges with another, with...

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  8. 4 strategies for scaling RCM as your agency grows.By Lynn Labarta SimiTree VP, Revenue Cycle Management To be successful, home health and hospice agencies must generate revenue. However, that is only part of the puzzle in building...

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