Staffing Scramble 2022.New year ushers in new worries about staffing shortages, how the vaccine mandate could impact the situation – and some opportunities to get creative. From court-challenged vaccine...
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Read more about OASIS-E: Are you ready for January 1, 2023?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...
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Read more about CMS proposes 2.7% pay increase for hospice in FY2023CMS 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 2.7 percent increase for hospice payments for...
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Read more about FIC Surveys have ended, but surveyors still look carefully at infection controlFIC 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...
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Read more about Provider Relief Fund reporting due March 31Provider Relief Fund reporting due March 31.If your organization received $10,000 or more in payments from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) between July 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2020, a report detailing how the funds were used...
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Read more about CMS moves forward with 25% pay reduction under RCD in Florida and North CarolinaCMS moves forward with 25% pay reduction under RCD in Florida and North Carolina.Beginning April 1, home health agencies in Florida and North Carolina will be subject to a 25 percent reduction in payment if they choose not to participate in Medicare’s ongoing...
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Read more about Tips for Getting the Most from Your EMR in 2022Tips for Getting the Most from Your EMR in 2022.Electronic health or medical record software comes with a hefty price tag – but many agencies never reap the full value of their significant investment in information...
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Read more about Newest version of OASIS-E now available for previewNewest version of OASIS-E now available for preview.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to finetune its draft of the new OASIS-E for home health, and made available an updated version of the assessment...