Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Remembers Home Care Icon
Home care icon and National Association for Home Care & Hospice President Val Halamandaris has passed away. “Val worked tirelessly for 50 years to improve the lives and secure the rights of America’s elderly and infirm,” NAHC says in a release. “Val was instrumental in the creation of the home health benefit in Medicaid and Medicare as well as federal standards for nursing home care,” the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare says in a release. “As the founder and president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, he stood as the biggest protector, strongest fighter and loudest voice for 33,000 home care and hospice organizations, as well as the millions of Americans who depend on their care.”
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Prospective Payment System:
Home Health Payment Reform Would Cut Nearly $1 Billion From Medicare Spending
Everybody loses under massive reduction. If four years of rebasing cuts and repeated case mix [...] - Reimbursement:
PPS Overhaul Eliminates Therapy, Cuts Episodes To 30 Days
Source of admission occurrence code will carry risks. If you didn’t pay attention when CMS [...] - Billing:
HHGM Would Double Billing, Collections Workload
Will you say good-bye to RAPs — and upfront payments? A switch to a 30-day [...] - Prospective Payment System:
Another Home Health Payment Rule, Another Pay Cut
CMS calls for 0.4% reduction to home health payments next year. While the drastic HH [...] - Value-Based Purchasing:
VBP Changes On Deck
Bid farewell to this VBP measure concerning drug education. The Value-Based Purchasing demonstration project still [...] - OASIS:
CMS Plans To Cut, Modify 35 OASIS Items Under HHGM
Prepare for ‘huge changes’ to OASIS. Payment rates aren’t the only things Medicare will be [...] - Hospice:
Medicare Sticks With Reduced Rate Of Increase For Hospice In 2018
Hospice rates will rise 1% on average. If you’ve been making plans for next fiscal [...] - HIPAA:
Don't Risk Fines By Overlooking HIPAA BA Agreements
Warning: Your agency's small size won't save you from HIPAA penalties. If your medical records [...] - Make The Most Of Your Eli's Home Care Week Subscription
You have more than a decade’s worth of information on a multitude of home health [...] - Industry Note:
NOEs To Finally Go Electronic
Stay tuned for ‘companion guide’ for NOE transmissions. Hospices’ billing headaches related to late Notices [...] - Industry Note:
Industry Remembers Home Care Icon
Home care icon and National Association for Home Care & Hospice President Val Halamandaris has [...]
