At MedPAC’s most recent meeting, it was revealed that they are recommending a 20% reduction to the Hospice Aggregate Payment Cap. MedPAC has pursued similar proposals in the past. Today, …
Total national healthcare spending in 2018 grew 4.6 percent, which was slower than the 5.4 percent overall economic growth as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to a study …
From HomeCare Magazine: On Jan.1, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC) Telephone Discussion and Reopening Process Demonstration to test whether further …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
