A recent Inspector General’s (IG) report outlines the biggest and sometimes most conflicting item provided during a survey: the patient list. Agencies typically provide a list of all patients or …
Nursing homes and outpatient providers are rejoicing at the news that Congress has rescinded caps on how much therapy could be performed without significant hurdles. Congress made the change in …
Starting in 2019, agencies should expect more Medicare beneficiaries shift to Medicare advantage plans. CMS has released information that Medicare Advantage plans can now start to provide non-skilled services as …
Hospitals with their own home health agencies could face some new pressure. Most home health agencies have experienced an issue with receiving quality referrals at one time or another. For …
A group of physicians and nurses are working with patients at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA to fine tune a pilot program that avoids hospitalizations altogether. Patients were …
The new COPs require a heavy data driven QAPI program that agencies can utilize as justification of care and the defense of having a home health license to operate. However, …
Humana along with two undisclosed private equity groups have partnered to purchase the home health agency segment of Kindred. The long term care, nursing homes and specialty hospitals will be …
Ten states have requested and been granted permission from CMS to require certain able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work in exchange for benefits. In what might be a shocking surprise to …
Almost all home health agencies have one thing in common: staff text each other about patients. But the methods in which they text each other has now created a new …
Welcome 2018 … and welcome new Medicare Conditions of Participation (COPs). While many set goals for the New Year and hope for success, many agencies are following one basic mantra: …
