OASIS Considerations for Medicare PPS to PDGM Transition
A resource to assist agencies with OASIS considerations during the PPS to PDGM transition is now available in the Downloads section of the OASIS User Manuals webpage. This document provides …
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Big Tech Continues to Move Into Healthcare: Amazon Launches New Medical Transcription Service
Today Amazon launched a new product called Amazon Transcribe Medical, which is a healthcare-specific speech-to-text program. From Amazon: “Amazon Transcribe Medical uses machine learning to provide highly accurate automatic speech …
CMS to Test Two Voluntary Risk-Sharing Options for Direct Contractors
CMS will test two voluntary risk-sharing options in Direct Contracting starting in 2021: (1) Professional, a lower-risk option (50% Shared Savings/Shared Losses (SS/SL)) and Primary Care Capitation (PCC) equal to …
Less than a Month Left to Register for iQIES! Home Health Agencies Need to Sign Up Now!
All home health agencies need access to the upgraded Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) to submit assessment data beginning January 1. The rollout of iQIES will not require …
Hospice Nurses Often Fail to Meet the 14 Day Supervisory Visit Requirement
A new report from OIG found that RNs frequently do not visit Medicare beneficiaries’ homes every 14 days as required by law. OIG evaluated 189,000 high-risk registered nurse visit date-pairs from …
Massachusetts CHIA Publishes Nursing Facility Industry Report
Massachusetts CHIA has released their first ever report on the Nursing Facility Industry in Massachusetts. CHIA’s initial report examines the Commonwealth’s nursing facilities at an industry level, as well as …
2019 Medicare Fee-For-Service Improper Payment Rate is at its Lowest Since 2010
CMS announced that the Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) improper payment rate has fallen again, and is at its lowest level since FY 2010. CMS’ aggressive program integrity measures lowered the estimated …
Stay on Target with the Hospice Comprehensive Assessment Measure
CMS has posted a document that articulates key information about the Hospice Comprehensive Assessment Measure. This one pager provides a visual to understand how the seven HIS measures contribute to …
Always Be Vigilant: OIG Conducted Unannounced Site Visits at California Nursing Homes
OIG conducted unannounced site visits at select nursing homes in California from September to December 2018 to check for life safety violations and review the nursing homes’ emergency preparedness. OIG found …
The Trump Administration Releases Two New Rules on Price Transparency
Today the Trump Administration released a proposed rule and a final rule designed to increase price transparency through hospitals by giving patients tools to access pricing information through their health …