Home Health & Hospice Week
Hospice Inpatient Facilities Open
Hospice facilities continue to open around the nation, even as others close. In Illinois: Mokena-based Oasis Hospice & Palliative Care Inc. is building House of Goshen, a 14-bed inpatient hospice in Flossmoor, according to news reports. Oasis serves the Chicago area. In Pennsylvania: Baptist Senior Family has opened an inpatient hospice, The Light House at Providence Point, in its retirement community in Pittsburgh. The company changed its name from Baptist Senior Services last year. In Michigan: Meceola Currie Comfort Home in Reed City has opened. The nonprofit is an independent hospice house that works with different hospices, it says on its website. In Wyoming: After halting inpatient services at the Close to Home Hospice Hospitality House in Gillette during COVID, Campbell County Health is moving its oncology clinic into the building. Low patient counts, staffing issues, and consistent yearly losses contributed to the closure, reports the Gillette News Record. At the time, CCH said it might reopen the Hospice House, but the closure is now permanent, the newspaper indicates.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Value-Based Purchasing:
Dive Into Risk Adjustment With Latest VBP Educational Tools
Plus: Medicare urges you to use strategic practices for maintenance patients. As home health agencies [...] - Hospice:
Get A Sneak Peek At SFP Details
TEP report may signal what will be in forthcoming proposed rule. The home health proposed [...] - Surveys & Certification:
SFP Public Reporting, Graduation Criteria Get The Expert Treatment
Where will CMS land on these hot button Special Focus Program issues? The Special Focus [...] - Mergers & Acquisitions:
Providers Experience Pushback On Sales, Closures
Plus: Nonprofits finalize affiliation. Accepting donations, affiliation with a hospital or county, and nonprofit status [...] - Labor Law:
Don’t Let The Proposed Non-Compete Rule Put You On The Wrong Side Of The Law
Heed this practical advice for what you need to do now. Contemplating or already requiring [...] - Compliance:
Follow These 5 Steps While You Watch Closely For Non-Competes’ Fate
Tip: Duration and geography matter. With a Federal Trade Commission rulemaking on non-competes in progress, [...] - Industry Notes:
MA Hospice Aims To Further Health Equity, CMS Doc Says
Hospices partnering with MA plans have ‘history of serving underserved communities,’ CMS official says. If [...] - Industry Notes:
Submit Your 2 Cents On Cost Reports
If you have thoughts on the Medicare home health cost report, now’s the time to [...] - Industry Notes:
Beware NOA/NOE Delays With Claims System 'Dark Days'
The so-called “Dark Days” scheduled for the Medicare claims payment system changeover might cause more [...] - Industry Notes:
Heed Deadline For Updated ABN
Make sure you have the updated version of the Advance Beneficiary Notice form up and [...] - Industry Notes:
Get Your FIPS Code Right On Claims
Don’t pass up the chance for a little more Medicare money if you operate in [...] - Industry Notes:
Doc, Admin Owe $3M For Kickbacks
A Chicago physician and his wife must pay more than $3 million after a federal [...] - Industry Notes:
Hospice Inpatient Facilities Open
Hospice facilities continue to open around the nation, even as others close. In Illinois: Mokena-based [...] - Industry Notes:
Veteran Nonprofit Hospice Faces Class Action Wage Suit
A California nonprofit hospice is facing a class action lawsuit over wages. Former employee Tyeisha [...]
