1. Home Health OIG Compliance Intensifies Focus SImiTree

    OIG intensifies compliance focus.Medicare fraud and abuse investigations are on the rise, with SimiTree compliance and regulatory team reporting increased numbers of payment related audits and investigations, and...

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  2. What will change in VBP baseline year mean?.When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the proposed home health payment rule for 2023, it included the expected implementation of a nationwide...

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  3. Are You Making Any of These 10 Hospice Budgeting Mistakes?

    Are you making any of these 10 budgeting mistakes?.For most of the nation, autumn ushers in seasonal fun like football, bonfires, and pumpkin spice. But for those whose job requires developing the organizational budget for the...

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  4. Medicares Value Based Performance VBP Program for Home Health

    Ready, set, succeed: 3 ways to address leaner margins expected in 2023.Home health and hospice providers are bracing for leaner margins in 2023, looking for ways to tighten productivity and set in place efficiencies to make a bottom-line...

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  5. Oasis no white

    Q4 training should focus on OASIS E for key reimbursement impact.Home health agencies should prioritize fourth quarter training on understanding important OASIS changes that will pay off in 2023 and beyond, SimiTree consultants say. A complex new...

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  6. 4 Common Reasons for HIT Claim Denials.Billing for Medicare’s new Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) benefit is becoming easier for providers who regularly submit claims, but SimiTree’s revenue cycle experts say a few...

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  7. F2F Telehealth Blog

    CMS clarifies timeline for phasing out F2F telehealth allowances.Corrected guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) may clear up confusion among home health and hospice providers regarding the continuing use of...

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  8. Market Uncertainty on Medicare Home Health Reimbursement SimiTree

    No fallout from proposed rate cut, as market takes wait-and-see stance.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to levy a hefty behavioral adjustment on home health reimbursement in fiscal year 2023, a move projected by some industry...

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