Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
Health System Sheds HH
Published on Fri Feb 01, 2019
Another hospital system has shuttered its home health and hospice units. Samaritan Health Services in Corvallis, Oregon has handed over its home health business to multi-state chain Signature Healthcare based in Wilsonville and its hospice business to Samaritan Evergreen Hospice in Albany, reports The Newport News-Times. A Samaritan Health spokesperson cited declining reimbursement levels as a reason for discontinuing provision of home health and hospice services, according to the News-Times. Meanwhile, Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport just opened a $57 million addition.
Other Articles in this issue of
Home Health & Hospice Week
- OASIS:
New IMPACT Act Items Weigh Down OASIS-D Transition
Warning: M1800 vs. GG items are big risk areas. If you’re finding the road to [...] - Assessment:
Use These 5 Tips To Tackle OASIS-D Challenges
Make sure staff know when rule of majority applies — and doesn’t. You can bet [...] - OASIS:
Make Sure Staff Know When Rule Of Majority Applies — And Doesn't
Clear up this point of M1800 vs. GG item confusion. Use the most recent OASIS-D [...] - Survey & Certification:
New CoP Guidance Limits Administrator Grandfathering
CMS issues 48 FAQs on HH Conditions of Participation. The drastically revamped Home Health Conditions [...] - Human Resources:
Get The Most Out Of Your Employees By Sharpening Your Performance-Appraisal Skills
Help your staff to build on their competencies. Don’t wait until the Patient-Driven Groupings Model [...] - Industry Note:
New Law Benefits Home Care — For Now
Extenders Act addresses Money Follows the Person. Home health agencies may still be waiting on [...] - Industry Note:
Point Physicians, Discharge Planners To New CERT Task Force Sessions
If you’d like your hospital referral sources to hear more about their duties from Medicare, [...] - Industry Note:
Track Your HIS, CAHPS Reporting To Ensure Pay
Don’t forget you need to fulfill two separate reporting requirements to qualify for your full [...] - Industry Note:
Connect Patients, Caregivers With New Medicare App
Medicare has a new app that may be helpful to your tech-savvy patients and their [...] - Industry Note:
MAC Warning May Press Your Buttons
Agencies served by CGS should beware this mistake commonly made by providers under medical review. [...] - Industry Note:
Nonprofits Ally In Oregon
The alliance model is catching on for non-profit hospices. In Oregon, Care Partners Hospice & [...] - Industry Note:
VITAS Opens Facility
VITAS Healthcare has opened an inpatient unit in Rockledge, Florida, says spacecoastdaily.com. Its new IPU [...] - Industry Note:
Michigan HHA, Senior Living Company Partner
Mary Free Bed at Home in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has partnered with West Michigan senior [...] - Industry Note:
Health System Sheds HH
Another hospital system has shuttered its home health and hospice units. Samaritan Health Services in [...]
View All
