Home Health & Hospice Week
OIG To Examine Electronic Visit Verification In Upcoming Report
The HHS Office of Inspector General has put “Electronic Visit Verification System for Medicaid In-Home Services” on its Work Plan. Reminder: “All States must implement electronic visit verification (EVV) for personal care services (PCS) by January 1, 2020, and for home health services (HHSC) by January 1, 2023, as required by the 21st Century Cures Act,” the OIG notes in its Work Plan entry for the topic. “CMS granted 1-year extensions (to January 1, 2021) for the vast majority of States to meet the EVV requirements for PCS,” the OIG adds. The watchdog agency plans “to determine whether the State: (1) has implemented an EVV system in accordance with Federal and State requirements, and (2) has developed policies and procedures when using EVV to ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries receive their required in-home services,” it says. The OIG expects to issue the report in 2023. Earlier this year, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice urged Congress to allow global positioning systems (GPS) and biometrics within EVV systems in any future legislation. “The decreasing frequency of landlines in the home only further complicates a caregiver’s ability to perform the EVV without GPS capabilities,” NAHC pointed out.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Regulations:
New OASIS Q&As; Shed Light On Assessment Timing, GG130 Scoring
Plus: If you can’t get your ‘Services Provided’ data corrected in iQIES, you’re not alone [...] - Quality:
Say ‘Hello’ To HCI, HVLDL Measures In Next Month's Care Compare Refresh
CAHPS star rating on deck for August update. Soon potential patients, referral sources, and your [...] - Value-Based Purchasing:
6 Things Likely To Surprise You About Value-Based Purchasing
Tip: Your non-Medicare data counts too. Unless you’re ready to give up 5 percent of [...] - Reimbursement:
Check Out Your 12 Quality Measures For Expanded VBP
What exactly goes into those composite measures? While quality of care is always paramount, these [...] - Hospice:
Hospices Open Inpatient Facilities Around The Nation
VITAS operates 28 inpatient units. New hospice facilities continue to appear as need for the [...] - Industry Notes:
PHE Renewed Again — Maybe For The Last Time?
CMS pulls back certain inpatient hospice waivers. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra signed a ninth extension [...] - Industry Notes:
Are You Handling Your MA Hospice Payments Under VBID The Right Way When It Comes To Caps?
Medicare’s Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model’s Hospice Benefit Component is proving confusing. Note these two [...] - Industry Notes:
Use KX Modifier For NOAs Carefully, Or Risk MAC's Ire
Notice of Admission claims using modifier KX when they shouldn’t are in one MAC’s crosshairs. [...] - Industry Notes:
OIG To Examine Electronic Visit Verification In Upcoming Report
The HHS Office of Inspector General has put “Electronic Visit Verification System for Medicaid In-Home [...] - Industry Notes:
Medicare Shines Public Light On Ownership, M&A Info
Look to a development for SNFs and hospitals to see what might be coming down [...] - Industry Notes:
Beware Excluded Employees Or Pay The Price
Some recent Civil Money Penalty cases underscore why it’s important to check employees against the [...]
