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...

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...

SimiTree Acquires Infinity Behavioral Health Services, Expands into Behavioral Health Market.For release January 25, 2022 King of Prussia, PA – SimiTree, an established provider of solutions for compliance, growth, and profitability in the post-acute industry,...

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...