What we hear: September, 2015
September is going to be a test for agencies to see if they will make it or begin to slowly become a closure statistic. Larger agencies understood the changes months …
Insights and News
Agencies File Suit against private insurer
Two home health agencies are suing Florida based Univita Healthcare Solutions for lack of payment. The east coast based agencies, Villa Maria Health Care Services and Catholic Home Health Services …
40 Hours is the standard
Agencies have until October 13, 2015 to fully comply with The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Court decision to side with the Department of Labor (DOL). …
OIG: Free Introductory Visits are OK
The OIG has issued a detailed Advisory Opinion (OIG Advisory Opinion No. 15-12) regarding pre-admittance visits by home health agency staff. This is great news to agencies who frequently use …
Get ready for a potential cash flow interruption
ICD-10 has one foot inside your agency’s door. ICD-10 is literally here but the impact is yet to be known. Sure, there are surveys and assumptions as to what could …
Home Health Today – August 2015
August’s edition of Home Health Today is ready and full of information! You can view the PDF of August’s edition here. We look forward to your feedback on this edition!
Hospice Final Rule 2016
Hospice continues to see reimbursement levels increase. For fiscal year 2016 (October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016), hospice providers are going to be receiving an additional $160 million in …
New Employee Compliance
Hiring new employees can usually create a lot of confusion due to the amount of forms, information and data that must be gathered. However, make sure you at least have …
Notice of Observation Status
Hospitals have until August 2016 to comply with a newly enacted law called The Notice Act. The Notice Act requires hospitals to notify Medicare patients when they are no longer …
Arkansas Terminates State Run In-home Program
In a move that stunned 13,000 patients and 2,300 staff, the State of Arkansas has given them six months to find another agency. The staff who contract with the state …