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CMS bats down argument to correct inflation underestimation. The slight increase in hospices’ 2024 payment rates, as compared to the amount proposed back in March, isn’t going to be enough to stave off hard times for many hospices. So say industry representatives after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule […]
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The payment rate was way up, while the HHA error rate was down. If you’re wondering how much review pressure your hospice is likely to encounter this year, Medicare’s recent Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) report may tell you. Hospices clocked in with a 12.04 percent improper payment rate for 2022, equaling an estimated $ 2.9 […]
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Aid comes in the form of volunteers, assessment deadlines, and more. Hospices’ new ability to use face-to-face physician encounters performed via telehealth for recertifications is a major step. But Medicare is offering relief in other areas as well. “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS] is taking historic and unprecedented steps to equip the […]
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Review emergency preparedness policies with your visiting staff. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has stepped in with provider-specific guidance to help home health and hospice agencies prepare and operate in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Monitor for Signs and Symptoms HHAs should be monitoring the health status of everyone (patients/residents/visitors/staff/etc.) in […]
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Hospices that are successful quality reporters will fair better. CMS filed a final rule in the Federal Register on Aug. 1, updating the hospice wage index, payment rates, and cap amount for fiscal year (FY) 2018 (Oct. 1, 2017 – Sept. 30, 2018). The final rule includes new quality measures and provides an update on […]
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