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May 2021 Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) Update Now Available

May 2021 Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQR...

The pandemic affected nearly everything in hospice. But the latest update (May 26) to Medicare Compare's Hospice page (formerly Hospice Compare) is all pre-pandemic. The most recent information in the update period ends December 31,...

May 2021 Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQR...

The pandemic affected nearly everything in hospice. But the latest update (May 26) to Medicare Compare's Hospice page (formerly Hospice Compare) is all pre-pandemic. The most recent information in the update period ends December 31,...

Virtual Jimmo Council Session 3 - June 16th, 2021

Virtual Jimmo Council Session 3 - June 16th, 2021

Have you been denied payment for Skilled Nursing Maintenance care in Home Health? The Medicare Advisory Council wants to hear about your experience. See the details below. Your voice matters!...

Virtual Jimmo Council Session 3 - June 16th, 2021

Have you been denied payment for Skilled Nursing Maintenance care in Home Health? The Medicare Advisory Council wants to hear about your experience. See the details below. Your voice matters!...

NAHC Summary of Hospice FY2022 Payment Rule, Quality Changes and HH HQRP Proposal

NAHC Summary of Hospice FY2022 Payment Rule, Qu...

Are you ready for some changes in the hospice quality reporting program? Ready or not, the FY 2022 Hospice Proposed Rule addresses just that, along with a lot of other stuff that's...

NAHC Summary of Hospice FY2022 Payment Rule, Qu...

Are you ready for some changes in the hospice quality reporting program? Ready or not, the FY 2022 Hospice Proposed Rule addresses just that, along with a lot of other stuff that's...

V3 of the HIS Manual

V3 of the HIS Manual

You may be wondering, like so many others, when V3.00 of the HIS manual and new discharge HIS become final. And once section O's removal from the discharge HIS is final and...

V3 of the HIS Manual

You may be wondering, like so many others, when V3.00 of the HIS manual and new discharge HIS become final. And once section O's removal from the discharge HIS is final and...

OIG Adds 2 Home Health Items to Work Plan

OIG Adds 2 Home Health Items to Work Plan

The office of Inspector General is looking into how home health deals with pandemic issues. I wanted you to know about this. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has announced...

OIG Adds 2 Home Health Items to Work Plan

The office of Inspector General is looking into how home health deals with pandemic issues. I wanted you to know about this. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has announced...

CMS Finalizes Definition of “Reasonable and Necessary”

CMS Finalizes Definition of “Reasonable and Nec...

The phrase "reasonable and necessary" has long been embedded in coverage descriptions in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual and the Medicare Program Integrity Manual as guidance for providers. But it ...

CMS Finalizes Definition of “Reasonable and Nec...

The phrase "reasonable and necessary" has long been embedded in coverage descriptions in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual and the Medicare Program Integrity Manual as guidance for providers. But it ...