9 Important Hospice Changes for 2022.By Maureen Kelleher RN, MBA Senior Manager  As we head into the new year, hospice providers should take note of nine new survey and enforcement provisions established in 2021...

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...

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...

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 2.7 percent increase for hospice payments for...

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...

Provider 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...

CMS 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...

Tips 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...