Home Health & Hospice Week
Check Out New Home Health Grouper, Payment Transmittal
Followup payment items related to the 2023 home health final rule are now out. The updated PPS grouper that will take effect in January is at www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/homehealthpps/casemixgroupersoftware. It includes updated threshold values for functional impairment levels for all clinical groups; updated functional impairment scoring for OASIS elements; updated clinical group assignment(s) for diagnosis codes, including the removal of clinical groups for some unspecified codes; updated comorbidity subgroup assignments for certain diagnosis codes; updated comorbidity subgroups applicable for the low comorbidity adjustment; and updated comorbidity subgroup interactions for high comorbidity adjustments, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services notes. www.cms.gov/files/document/mm12957-home-health-prospective-payment-system-cy-2023-update.pdf And the transmittal that implements 2023 rate changes is at www.cms.gov/files/document/r11702CP.pdf, with the related MLN Matters article at www.cms.gov/files/document/ mm12957-home-health-prospective-payment-system-cy- 2023-update.pdf. Remember: The already-scaled-back rural add-on expires as of Jan. 1, CMS notes in MM12957.
Home Health & Hospice Week
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Waste No Time Accessing PIPR Report Data For VBP
Stay tuned for further details revealed in CMS’ Nov. 17 livestream.> Although your home health [...] - Reimbursement:
Follow These 8 Expert Tips To Leverage New PIPR For VBP Success
Critical: Are you checking your progress too late? With mere weeks to go until the [...] - Labor Law:
DOL Initiative Focused On Caregiving Staff Recovers Tens Of Millions In Back Wages, Damages
Agencies in Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Arizona caught up in the latest enforcement sweep. [...] - Industry Notes:
Is Hospice CAHPS Survey On The Cusp Of Change?
Mode experiment results give hospices a clue. Keep an eye on future hospice rules to [...] - Industry Notes:
Check Out New Home Health Grouper, Payment Transmittal
Followup payment items related to the 2023 home health final rule are now out. The [...] - Industry Notes:
Physician Affiliation Information Added To Care Compare
Medicare’s Care Compare website has some new information on it. “The Centers for Medicare & [...] - Industry Notes:
Learn Details About Hospice VBID Minimum Number of Providers
Want to find out more about how the 2023 VBID Hospice Minimum Number of Providers [...] - Industry Notes:
Bone Up On HH, Hospice Pay Basics From MedPAC
Need a home health and/or hospice payment primer for new hires, referral sources, and the [...] - Industry Notes:
OIG: HH, Hospice Agencies Pose Heightened Financial Risk
There’s no rest for the weary in the HHS Office of Inspector General’s latest Top [...] - Industry Notes:
CERT Breathing Room Granted For Hurricanes
If your agency was impacted by one of the recent hurricanes, you have a little [...] - Industry Notes:
Return Overpayments Before You're Asked, MAC Says
Accidental Medicare overpayments to your agency are not just yours to keep. So reminds one [...] - Industry Notes:
Vax Card Counterfeiter Sentenced
Cases involving the creation of fake COVID vaccination cards continue. A health system employee in [...]
