Home Health & Hospice Week
Check Out CDC's Latest Recommendations For Quarantining, Managing Staff Shortages, And More
Don’t get so distracted by CMS and OSHA COVID-19 rules that you miss newly updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention aimed at dealing with the Omicron surge. On Dec. 23, 2021, CDC released guidance for healthcare workers on self-isolation and quarantine, crisis management, and workforce shortages. “As the healthcare community prepares for an anticipated surge in patients due to Omicron, CDC is updating our recommendations to reflect what we know about infection and exposure in the context of vaccination and booster doses,” advises CDC Director Rochelle Wolensky, MD, in a release. “Our goal is to keep healthcare personnel and patients safe, and to address and prevent undue burden on our healthcare facilities. Our priority remains prevention — and I strongly encourage all healthcare personnel to get vaccinated and boosted.” The new advice includes that “healthcare workers with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic can return to work after 7 days with a negative test, and that isolation time can be cut further if there are staffing shortages;” and “healthcare workers who have received all recommended COVID-19 vaccine doses, including a booster, do not need to quarantine at home following high-risk exposures,” according to the release. See the updated guidance online at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-risk-assesment-hcp.html.
Home Health & Hospice Week
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NOA Implementation Problems Plague HHAs
Submission snafus snarl agencies’ notices — and eventual reimbursement. You’d better keep a close eye [...] - Reimbursement:
Consider These 7 Steps To Sidestep NOA Pitfalls
Don’t forget: Valid HIPPS code, diagnoses not required. It will take time and effort to [...] - Budget:
Home Health Access Problems Finally Get Some High-Level Recognition
Number of HHAs has dropped 10 percent in 7 years. While MedPAC is headed toward [...] - Know Your Facts:
Home Health Spending Declines Again — And By More This Time
But profit margin is up — significantly. Law and policy-makers will be basing their reimbursement [...] - Industry Notes:
All Eyes On U.S. Supreme Court Vaccination Mandate Hearing
Will you or won’t you have to comply? While many home health and hospice agencies [...] - Industry Notes:
Check Out CDC's Latest Recommendations For Quarantining, Managing Staff Shortages, And More
Don’t get so distracted by CMS and OSHA COVID-19 rules that you miss newly updated [...] - Industry Notes:
Updated HQRP Tip Sheets May Help Keep You Compliant — And Paid
Make sure you’re keeping up with the latest Hospice Quality Reporting Program requirements by checking [...] - Industry Notes:
With 2022 Now Here, Review PDGM Update Basics
If you’d like to see the HHH MACs’ official marching orders from Medicare for the [...] - Industry Notes:
Quality Reporting Expansion On CMS' To-Do List
Medicare has big plans for its Hospice Quality Reporting Program — and it’s building its [...] - Industry Notes:
Chicago-Area Kickbacks-For-Referrals Scheme Focus Of Settlement
An Illinois home health agency and its owner have paid $112,000 to settle kickback charges. [...] - Industry Notes:
Medicaid Agency Overbiller To Shut Down
An Ohio home care provider is forking over a half million dollars and closing its [...] - Industry Notes:
Pro Tip: Don't Google Your Criminal Plans
With vaccination mandates looking to be on the brink of enforcement, don’t forget that fake COVID [...]
