Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
Medicaid PRF Application Extended To Aug. 3
Published on Fri Jul 24, 2020
If you’d still like to apply for Provider Relief Funds in the program’s Medicaid distribution, you have more time. The Department of Health & Human Services has pushed the application deadline from July 20 to Aug. 3. The federal Health Resources & Services Administration will hold a webcast on the Medicaid distribution (which also includes dentists and CHIP providers) on July 27. Register at https://webex.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1348276&tp_key=fa54a9fb41.
Other Articles in this issue of
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Provider Relief Fund:
Feds Lower Loan Amount Threshold For PRF Reporting
Detailed reporting requirements out next month. If one thing is constant about coronavirus funding relief, [...] - Medical Review:
CMS Forges Ahead With Medical Review Resumption
Expect COVID waiver-related reviews, attorneys warn. It’s not only Review Choice Demonstration review that’s getting [...] - Compliance:
Keep Telehealth Rules In Mind As Claims Review Gears Up
Get the facts on ‘good faith’ principles. With medical review roaring back next month, it’s [...] - Budget:
Biden Focuses On Home Care In $775 Billion Health Plan
‘Caregiving squeeze’ could be helped by more funding, unions for workers. Buckle up for a [...] - HIPAA:
Make Sure Your Telehealth HIPAA Bases Are Covered
Medical review discretion is coming to an end, but HIPAA discretion goes on. You’d better [...] - Mergers and Acquisitions:
2 Chains Get Bigger
Midwest hospice chain contemplates selling. Alleo Health System, formerly known as the Hospice of Chattanooga [...] - Industry Notes:
HH, Hospice Fraud Get The Spotlight In OIG-DOJ Fraud Report
HHA owners get 15-year sentences. The enforcement hammer keeps hitting home care fraud in the [...] - Industry Notes:
Medicaid PRF Application Extended To Aug. 3
If you’d still like to apply for Provider Relief Funds in the program’s Medicaid distribution, [...] - Industry Notes:
2021 Rates Are On The Line In HQRP Letter
Check your CASPER folder to see whether you’ll be getting reduced reimbursement rates in 2021. [...] - Industry Notes:
Meet Your New Quality Measure, The Hospice Care Index
Tune into an Aug. 5 Medicare forum to find out about a potential new quality [...] - Industry Notes:
Check Your Rates Against Your Peers' — Before Reviewers Do
Looking for benchmarking data? Try this free source. The Alliance for Home Health Quality and [...] - Industry Notes:
Don't Skip This HART Software Update
An update to the free Hospice Item Set HART software is now available. You can [...] - Industry Notes:
4-Year Hospice Stays And 2-Week GIP Stays Tip Off The Feds To Fraud
Hope Hospice in Fort Meyers, Florida, will pay $3.2 million to resolve allegations that it [...]
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