Home Health & Hospice Week
Two Regional Chains Merge Into One
Two regional chains are merging to create a larger presence in the Southeastern U.S. Nashville- based SunCrest Healthcare Inc. and Coral Springs, Fla.-based OMNI Home Health will combine to form a company with 75 branches across 10 states with more than 3,000 employees, OMNI parent companies New MainStream Capital and MBF Healthcare Partners say in a release. The merged company will have revenues "approaching" $200 million, the release says. OMNI has locations in Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Illinois, according to its website. SunCrest operates in Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Missouri. The new chain will offer outpatient rehab and hospice services in some markets.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Kickbacks:
Reconsider Your Online Referral Subscription
OIG gives thumbs down to referral software. Home care providers feeling cornered by hospitals' use [...] - Compliance:
Use These 4 Tips To Sidestep F2F, Therapy Compliance Pitfalls
Cast a compliance eye on the new regulatory requirements that hit April 1. Don't get [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
OIG Plans To Crack Down On Documentation Requirements
Mandatory compliance plans are on deck, OIG says in HEAT training session. Home care providers [...] - Compliance Plans:
Your Compliance Plan Should Include These 7 Elements
"While the specifics are still being ironed out through the regulatory process, we do know [...] - Disaster Planning:
Are Your Emergency Preparedness Plans Ready?
Recent natural disasters serve as grim reminders. Among the people affected by recent natural disasters [...] - Industry Note:
Hospices Get Early Look At Hospice Cap Amount
Use the info to make cap appeals decisions. Hospices have a lot of decisions to [...] - Industry Note:
New Agencies Can't Ignore OASIS
Recently enrolled HHAs should start submitting OASIS data by June 30 to avoid a 2 [...] - Industry Note:
Edits Checking Type Of Admission Codes Reactivated
Type of admission codes are giving hospices more headaches, but the issues soon should be [...] - Industry Note:
Medicaid F2F Requirement Looms On Your Horizon
If you haven't seen a physician face-toface requirement for home health and/or hospice in your [...] - Industry Note:
You'll See Vaccine Roster Billing Fix In July
A solution for vaccine roster billing will take effect in July. Now: "Reason code 31596 [...] - Industry Note:
Get Ideas For Vision-Related Falls Reduction Here
Looking for ways to help reduce falls in your visually impaired patient population? You may [...] - Industry Note:
Don't Forget "OTH PHYS" Field On Claims
Just because you can leave the "OTH PHYS" field on hospice notices of election blank [...] - Industry Note:
Two Regional Chains Merge Into One
Two regional chains are merging to create a larger presence in the Southeastern U.S. Nashville- [...]
