California Law Targeting Gig Economy Workers Could Hurt Home Health Agencies
California’s Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) passed in the State Senate last week, and is expected to be signed into law. AB5 is intended to ensure that “gig” workers like …
California’s Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) passed in the State Senate last week, and is expected to be signed into law. AB5 is intended to ensure that “gig” workers like …
As required in the 2020 Hospice Final Rule, CMS is moving forward with their development of a new patient assessment tool called HOPE (Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation). The two …
Hospice provider preview reports and Hospice CAHPS Survey provider preview reports have been updated and are now available. These two separate reports are available in your CASPER non-validation reports folder. …
CGS has uploaded recordings of several valuable hospice-related webinars. All hospice providers should take a look at the topics offered and make sure that they’re staying on top of compliance. …
The August 2019 quarterly Hospice Compare refresh of quality data is now available. It is base on HIS quality measure results from data collected from Q4 2017 to Q3 2018, …
This week, CMS hosted a webinar that provided more details about Primary Care First. This program is designed to strengthen partnerships between primary care providers and palliative care providers to …
CMS has published a list of important dates for hospice providers. This list covers the Hospice Compare refresh schedule, preview periods, freeze dates, as well as data correction deadlines. Key …
You may have forgotten about the upcoming Hospice Evaluation tool known as HEART. You’re not alone – HEART has been in the pipeline for years, with very few updates along the …
Last month, CMS released a new proposed rule, CMS-1714-P, which contained bad news for most hospice providers. If finalized as written, this rule would cut reimbursement for routine home care …
Hospice provider preview reports and Hospice CAHPS Survey provider preview reports have been updated and are now available. All providers should review their HIS quality measure results from Quarter 3, …