Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
Tune In To Medicare Webinar On HQRP Changes
Published on Fri Aug 27, 2021
Stay tuned for a new education session from Medicare to learn more about Hospice Quality Reporting Program changes in the 2022 final rule. “This webinar will cover an overview of the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Hospice Final Rule, detail the changes included in the rule, and describe the public reporting of quality measures (QMs) for hospices,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says in a notice of the session. While the Aug. 31 session is full, you can put your name on a list to receive notice of the recording’s posting at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/8ECn21i/PACTraining.
Other Articles in this issue of
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Medical Review:
TPE Medical Review Resumes, But Details Hazy
Will Sept. 1 be the kickoff date? Get ready for a lot more scrutiny of [...] - COVID-19:
Push To Get Home Health, Hospice Staff Vaccinated Intensifies
Are Medicare-mandated shots for staff in the cards? As the Delta variant continues to surge, [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
Beware Of COVID Card Fakes
The feds are prosecuting cases. If you’re one of the many employers that is asking [...] - Reimbursement:
Medicare Relaxes Criteria For In-Home Vaccination Pay Add-On
Industry reps urge feds to let home health, hospice agencies administer shots. The federal government’s [...] - Audits:
OIG Wants New York Nonprofit To Pay $4.2 Million
Seventeen claims lead to multi-million payback estimate. The latest home health agency target of an [...] - Industry Notes:
CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure Touts HH VBP
Innovation Center to focus on ‘scaling what works.’ If you thought Medicare might be talked [...] - Industry Notes:
Home Health Proposed Rule Comments Are Due Now
If you’d like to voice your comments on the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing model’s nationwide [...] - Industry Notes:
CMS To Update List Of MA Plans In Hospice Carve-In Soon
As the Medicare Advantage carve-in of hospice patients proceeds, a data point from a recent [...] - Industry Notes:
OSHA Picks Up CDC Masking Change
Check out the latest updates the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its COVID-19 [...] - Industry Notes:
PPP Loan Forgiveness Denials Are Rolling Out
While you’re likely familiar with the Medicare claims appeal process, you may need to get [...] - Industry Notes:
Tune In To Medicare Webinar On HQRP Changes
Stay tuned for a new education session from Medicare to learn more about Hospice Quality [...] - Industry Notes:
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