Home Health & Hospice Week
Costs Are Up And Admissions Are Down
Costs are up and admissions are down under COVID-19, a new industry survey shows. “The admission refusal rate of prospective patient admissions in May was 9.38 percent of referred patients,” says a new survey conducted in June by the National Association for Home Care & Hospice. “Of those patients on service, 9.51 percent of the physician-ordered visits were rejected by the patients,” the respondents said based on their experience in May. Respondents to the June survey also indicate “that the COVID-19 related cost increases are expected to lead to an annual service cost increase of 9.69 percent for HHAs,” NAHC reports. Shortfall: “This cost increase alone far exceeds the financial supports that have been provided to HHAs through the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund through which Medicare HHAs received an April distribution equal to 6.2 percent of 2019 Medicare fee-for-service revenues,” NAHC maintains.
Home Health & Hospice Week
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HHAs To See Largest Rate Increase In More Than A Decade — But It Could Be Higher
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Watch Out For Wage Index Wallop
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Rural Add-On Is Going, Going, Almost Gone
Activate your plans for dealing with reduced reimbursement in rural regions. Home health agencies in [...] - Regulations:
Proposed Rule's Telehealth Changes Don't Measure Up To Home Health Agencies' Wish Lists
Direct reimbursement for telehealth visits is not in the rule. The future of home care [...] - Conditions of Participation:
Check Out The Newly Proposed CoP Language On Telehealth
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New HHAs Get A Slight Break In Proposed Rule
Plus: Rule lays out home infusion therapy details, misses OT certification opportunity. Newly enrolling home [...] - Industry Notes:
Providers Get More Breathing Room On Cost Reports
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Costs Are Up And Admissions Are Down
Costs are up and admissions are down under COVID-19, a new industry survey shows. “The [...] - Industry Notes:
Medicare Extends MCCM Concurrent Care Demo
Medicare’s concurrent care demonstration project will get another year. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid [...] - Industry Notes:
VA Ups HH Referrals, GAO Report Says
HHAs are receiving more Veterans Administration referrals due to COVID-19. So says a new report [...] - Industry Notes:
Gear Up For Quality Data Reporting Resumption
You might still be in the middle of a pandemic, but your quality reporting duties [...] - Industry Notes:
Pick Back Up Where You Left Off With MAC's Advice
All may not be as you left it when you left your office weeks, or [...] - Industry Notes:
HH Employees Plead Guilty, Get Probation, Home Detention, Restitution
Two home health billers have been sentenced in the ongoing Moriarty Consultants Medicaid fraud case [...] - Industry Notes:
Texas-Based Hospice Chain Makes Buys, Plans Growth
A Texas-based hospice chain is setting its sights outside of the state. “We have done [...] - Industry Notes:
OIG Tells MCFU To Prosecute More
If you operate in a state that hasn’t seen a lot of activity from its [...]
