NAHC: Home health, hospice gearing up for major challenges

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The home health field is poised for the release of the final home health rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Meanwhile, hospice providers are waiting on updated survey guidance, which will overhaul the public reporting process and create a special focus facilities program. National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC’s) Calvin McDaniel, […]

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NAHC Presents: What the Home Health FINAL Rule Means for You

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Friday, November 4, 2022 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET REGISTER Sponsored by Red Road Healthcare Business Solutions Join NAHC President Bill Dombi and Mary Carr, NAHC VP of Regulatory Affairs, to discuss the CY2023 home health FINAL rule, which presents serious concerns for the home health community. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services […]

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CMS Home Health Rule: Quality Reporting Program

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CMS proposed and finalized to end the suspension of the collection of Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data on non-Medicare and non-Medicaid patients, and to require HHAs to report all-payer OASIS data for purposes of the HH QRP for CY 2025.  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed for the CY 2025 […]

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CMS Final CY2023 Home Health Rule: Slightly Modified But Home Health Access Risks Remain

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Final Rule regarding Medicare home health services payment rates for CY 2023. As usual, the rule also includes a hodgepodge of non-rate related proposals as well. This article provides a summary of the Final Rule. NAHC will be providing more detail over the next week […]

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The State of the Direct Care Workforce Study Reveals New Insight to Recruit & Retain Care Workers

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Thomas Threlkeld Director of Communications, NAHC 202-547-7424/tom@nahc.org The State of the Direct Care Workforce Study Reveals New Insight to Recruit & Retain Care Workers The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) and MissionCare Collective (MCC) analyze 67,000+ direct care workers to better understand the people delivering care across the […]

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Quarterly OASIS Q&A

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The October 2022 CMS Quarterly OASIS Q&As are now available. Some questions and answers on OASIS-E items are included. Below is question 1, but you need to click the link at the top or bottom of this article to read the rest. Question 1: Please provide guidance on the following scenario: A patient was recertified […]

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OIG: Home Health Responded to COVID Creatively, but Challenges Persist

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Key issue of telehealth remains Home health agencies (HHAs) developed strategies to respond to challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, including providing new incentives to maintain staff and seeking alternative sources of personal protective equipment, finds a new report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG). The report also concluded that HHAs were helped by regulatory flexibilities and expanded telehealth usage, and recommended […]

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