Big Updates Coming at the Next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum
The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, February 26, 2020 PM at 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). The Open Door Forum will include …
2021 Hospice Capitation Payment Rate Actuarial Methodology Webinar
CMS is holding a call on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. EST to discuss the CY 2021 Hospice Capitation Payment Rate Actuarial Methodology for the Value-Based Insurance Design …
Hospice Item Set (HIS) Submission Requirements Webinar
CMS will be hosting a webinar on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET. The purpose of the webinar is to provide a general overview of the Hospice …
Important Home Health and Hospice Bulletin and Educational Events
CGS has posted their monthly bulletin for home health and hospice providers. These bulletins are always worth reading. Click here and bookmark this page for back issues and future updates. …
Top Home Health and Hospice Medical Review Denial Resources
From CGS: CGS monitors quarterly data for the top home health and hospice (HHH) medical review denial reasons. In addition to the quarterly data, you will find CGS and CMS …
Four Times as Many Medicare Advantage Plans Offer Palliative Care in 2020 than in 2019
Duke University’s Margolis Center for Health Policy has released a new study examining all the latest changes in supplemental benefits offered by Medicare Advantage Plans. Key among the changes is …
The Next CMS Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum
This Wednesday, January 8th at 2:00 PM Eastern Time (ET), CMS is hosting the next Home Health, Hospice, and DME Open Door Forum. This call will be Conference Call Only. To …
Hospice Provider Preview Reports – Two Weeks Left to Review!
From CMS: 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 …
Alpha Test for the Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE) Assessment Instrument
From CMS’ Open Door Forum: “Abt Associates is currently recruiting hospice providers to participate in a field test (called an alpha test) of the new hospice patient assessment instrument, titled …
Hospice Provider Preview Reports Now Available
From CMS: 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 …