Preparing for 2019 – Getting Everyone on the Same Page
As regulations change and documentation requirements change to become more stringent, many agencies can be slow to adapt. This may not have an immediate effect, but during a Medicare ADR …
As regulations change and documentation requirements change to become more stringent, many agencies can be slow to adapt. This may not have an immediate effect, but during a Medicare ADR …
Over the next month, your agency is going to find out what new regulatory matters are going to take place when the 2019 Final Rule is released. With an expected …
Hospices, like all other providers, are continually working with information and data. It’s entered into databases, on forms, and saved throughout the organization in reports. But that information is not …
In our last post, we discussed the hazards of not knowing where your revenue comes from, as well as having a poor grasp of your expenses. Now that you know …
Home health agencies are a unique business; from patient care and compliance to managing cash flow and profit. As reports have indicated, many home health agencies continue to struggle to …
As discussed in our previous post; the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) is going to introduce home health agencies to new scrutiny and completely change the way your agency operates. …
Home health agencies need to start preparing for the biggest shift in reimbursement since the introduction of PPS in the late 90s. The Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) is going …
The coming changes to hospice in 2019 are going to be generally a good thing! However, the recent report from OIG casts some shadows on providers as more compliance and …
Humana has been on a buying spree…the insurance provider has purchased two major national hospice and home health providers. Earlier this month, Humana along with TPG Capital, and Welsh, Carson, …
A recently released OIG report blasts hospices and CMS for lack of oversight. The report detailed multiple instances, totaling 16 different areas, in which CMS and providers failed to comply …