Home Health & Hospice Week
OASIS Q&As; Start Small This Year
Medicare’s latest quarterly OASIS questions and answers are so brief they fit on one page. Two new Q&As address the upcoming OASIS-E1 changes (see story, p. 27) and OASIS item O0110O1 — IV Access. “If there is a current IV access in place at the time of assessment that is used for dialysis or during dialysis for another purpose, for example a central venous catheter, then check O0110O1 — Special Treatments, Procedures and Programs; IV Access,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services instructs. “An AV fistula, whether it is being accessed or not, does not meet the definition of IV Access for O0110O1,” the agency adds at https://qtso.cms.gov/system/files/qtso/CMS_OAI_4th Qtr_2023_QAs_Jan_2024_final.pdf.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Reimbursement:
MedPAC Finalizes Rec To Chop Home Health Rates Next Year
Commissioner zeroes in on falling visit utilization. As expected, an influential advisory body to Congress [...] - Hospice:
Advisory Body Pushes Hospice Rate Freeze
Non-hospice spending grabs MedPAC’s attention. While everyone seems to agree that hospice saves Medicare money, [...] - Oasis:
Get Familiar With OASIS-E1 Now To Avoid Last-Minute Mistakes Later
Now is not the time to panic, OASIS expert stresses. Just because the OASIS-E1 tool’s [...] - Assessment:
Take These 10 Steps To Hit The Ground Running With OASIS-E1
Tip: Give collecting patients’ vaccination info a trial run. Avoid year-end chaos by starting the [...] - Labor Law:
Watch Out For New Duties Under Expanded Joint Employer Definition
Don’t let the sliding effective date fool you. Look out for an important effective [...] - Compliance:
What To Do About The New Joint-Employer Regulation
Rev your compliance engine when it comes to this revised requirement. While the effective date [...] - Industry Notes:
Philly Agency Slapped With $1.6 Million in Back Wages, Fine
Are you documenting overtime payments properly? A federal court has ordered a Philadelphia home care [...] - Industry Notes:
OASIS Q&As; Start Small This Year
Medicare’s latest quarterly OASIS questions and answers are so brief they fit on one page. [...] - Industry Notes:
Take Advantage Of Sneak Peek At Care Compare Stats
Home health agencies now can take a look at their new Preview Reports and Star [...] - Industry Notes:
Texas-Based Hospice Chain Opens New Location
A two-state hospice chain has opened a new location in San Marcos. Magnolia Hospice and [...] - Industry Notes:
Nonprofits Ink Preferred Provider Arrangement
A Wisconsin hospice has snagged a preferred provider relationship with a nonprofit senior living company. [...] - Industry Notes:
4-State Chain Expands
Chicago-based PurposeCare has acquired three new companies in four states, it says in a release. [...] - Industry Notes:
Private Equity-Backed Company Makes Indiana Buy
Grant Avenue Capital portfolio company Fortis Health has acquired PhysioCare Hospice, a Medicare-certified home health [...]
