Newest 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...

SimiTree consultants weigh in on retention strategies.A continuing staffing shortage has home health and hospice agencies shuffling staff and getting creative, looking for new ways to continue seeing patients while thinning numbers of...

5 Things Smart Agencies Are Doing in 2022.Tighter profit margins are eclipsing room for error in home health and hospice, ramping up the need for agencies to make smarter, more strategic decisions. With Value-Based...

NOA glitches: Working through RTPs, other issues.Not exactly a trouble-free transition, but Palmetto GBA is offering a work-around Glitches were expected during this month’s transition to Medicare’s new Notice of Admission...

January 2022 Quarterly CMS Q&As have been posted.The January 2022 Quarterly Q&As have been posted by CMS, bringing the industry both new and revised guidance. CMS has confirmed we are still on track to begin OASIS-E January 1,...

COVID-19 UPDATES IMPACTING HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE AGENCIES:.Extension of the Federal Public Health Emergency and Vaccine Mandates for Healthcare Providers There have been several key updates late last week on the federal COVID-19 pandemic...

U.S. Supreme Court gives go-ahead to CMS vaccine mandate.Court blocks OSHA mandate but allows CMS requirements Healthcare workers employed by agencies doing business with Medicare will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to keep their...

RAP vs. NOA: The 3 Big Changes.Here’s a refresher on what’s changing under the new admission requirement Home health agencies are bracing for potential cash flow shortages, confusion about periods of care...