Home Health & Hospice Week
Telecommunications Waiver Still Applies To Hospice Item Set, CMS Clarifies In New Tool
Having trouble keeping straight which COVID-19 waiver flexibilities are still in effect and which aren’t? Consult a new HQRP COVID-19 PHE Tip Sheet from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The four-page sheet reviews Hospice Quality Reporting Program exemptions and other flexibilities at www.cms.gov/files/document/hqrpcovid-19-phetipsheetjuly-2020508-compliant.pdf. For example: “The temporary exemptions for Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements end on June 30, 2020,” the sheet says. “Starting on July 1, 2020, hospices are expected to resume timely quality data collection and submission of CAHPS Hospice Survey and HIS records.” CMS clarifies that “Flexibility waivers will remain in place for the duration of the COVID-19 PHE. For example, the telecommunications waiver remains in effect and can be applied to the HIS.”
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Review Choice Demonstration:
CMS Prepares To Restart Review Choice Demo Engine
Florida, North Carolina agencies will start Aug. 31. For home health agencies in Review Choice [...] - Therapy:
Warning From MAC May Signal Big Drop In Therapy Utilization
The pandemic isn’t distracting Medicare from your therapy utilization. You’d better be checking your pre- [...] - Compliance:
Take These Steps To Survive Therapy Scrutiny
Know your own data to assess your risk. The solution for quality and payment problems [...] - Reimbursement:
One County To See 33% Wage Index Increase In 2021
Where does your area fall in the wage index reshuffle? The 5 percent cap on [...] - COVID-19:
Surprise Legislation Extends PPP Loan Application Window
Denied applicants get a second chance. You still have time to apply for Payment Protection [...] - Industry Notes:
OIG Puts Telehealth Under The Microscope
The major expansion of telehealth services provided to Medicare beneficiaries is about to undergo scrutiny, [...] - Industry Notes:
Trump Administration Pushes For More Dialysis At Home
Medicare has proposed some End State Renal Disease Prospective Payment System changes that will encourage [...] - Industry Notes:
HH PEPPER Benchmarking Reports Due Next Month
The indefinite postponement of PEPPER benchmarking reports is now definite. The release of the Q4CY19 [...] - Industry Notes:
Resolution Of C5467 Returned Claims Requires Action On Your Part, MAC Instructs
If you’ve been sitting on claims that returned in error for Reason Code C5467, it’s [...] - Industry Notes:
Telecommunications Waiver Still Applies To Hospice Item Set, CMS Clarifies In New Tool
Having trouble keeping straight which COVID-19 waiver flexibilities are still in effect and which aren’t? Consult [...]
