Home Health & Hospice Week
2 Hurricanes Spawn PHE Declarations For Puerto Rico, Florida
The Department of Health and Human Services has declared two hurricane-related public health emergencies that offer home health and hospice agencies some regulatory relief. On Sept. 20, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra declared a Hurricane Fiona PHE for Puerto Rico dated back to Sept. 17. And on Sept. 26, Becerra declared a Hurricane Ian PHE for Florida dated back to Sept. 23. See PHE declarations at https://aspr.hhs.gov/legal/PHE/Pages/default.aspx. “Therefore, 1135 waivers are active for Puerto Rico,” HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor National Government Services noted in a message to providers after that PHE declaration. Find details on 1135 waiver relief at www.cms.gov/ About-CMS/Agency-Information/Emergency/Downloads/ MedicareFFS-EmergencyQsAs1135Waiver.pdf.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Oasis:
Hop On The OASIS-E Prep Train ASAP — Before It’s Too Late
Watch out: VBP, holiday time frame will complicate implementation. With about three months to go [...] - Assessment:
Follow These 10 Steps To Ace OASIS-E Implementation
Tip: Make your training sessions fun-size rather than king-size in runup to new assessment tool. [...] - Hospice:
OIG Slaps Nonprofit Hospice With $42 Million Overpayment Assessment
Medical reviewer denies claims for patients who died. After a lengthy break, the feds have [...] - Industry Notes:
HHAs To Find Out Their VBP Cohort 9 Long Months From Now.
Crucial info will be in forthcoming IPRs.> The start date for the Expanded Home Health [...] - Industry Notes:
Updated Home Health Cost Report Instructions Include New Provision On Sequestration
A recent Medicare transmittal spells out how to treat sequestration on home health agency cost [...] - Industry Notes:
CDC Eases Universal Masking For Healthcare — But That May Not Mean What You Think It Means
If you base your masking and other COVID prevention procedures on CDC guidance, it’s time [...] - Industry Notes:
2 Hurricanes Spawn PHE Declarations For Puerto Rico, Florida
The Department of Health and Human Services has declared two hurricane-related public health emergencies that [...] - Industry Notes:
Medicare Releases Premium, Deductible, Copay Amounts For 2023
Part B Medicare premiums for your patients will go down next year, but their Part [...] - Industry Notes:
Philly Staffing Company To Pay $9.3M For Misclassifed Workers Including Aides, LPNs, PCAs
A Philadelphia company that furnishes staff including personal care assistants, home health aides and licensed [...] - Compliance:
Watch For More OASIS-E Guidance In Coming Weeks, Months
Guidance for 2 OASIS-E items has already changed. The new OASIS-E tool and its guidance [...]
