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Latest Legal and Legislative COVID-19 Developments: Pandemic’s Impact on Home Care Industry Today and Tomorrow

Join a couple of the industry’s top attorneys to learn more about the most recent pandemic-related legal and legislative developments impacting the home-based care industry and what they mean for your business and clients right now and for years to come.

Home Health

CMS clarifies medical review requirements for new hospice election statement addendum

A new transmittal to MACs issued Oct. 21, 2021, notes the manual updates for clarification on the election statement addendum requirements. Key among the changes included in the hospice rule that went into effect Oct. 1, 2021: Hospices have five days to furnish the addendum if requested within the first five days of the effective …

Featured Podcast

COVID, Compliance, Reimbrusement, and the False Claims Act

Long-term care expert Stefanie Corbett discusses COVID vaccine mandates, boosters, and other infection control compliance to keep in mind. We also discuss where SNFs should focus their efforts to avoid dips in revenue and compliance issues, specifically the False Claims Act. Stefanie is a health policy educator, consultant, researcher, and author. She is the owner …

Skilled Nursing Facility

Q&A: Leveraging coders to improve HCC accuracy

Q: We’re looking for ways to bring our CDI and coding teams together to improve documentation and coding for appropriate Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) capture. Are there any recommended models and should other departments or individuals be working alongside them? A: Fine-tuning coding and documentation to support accurate HCCs is a team effort. The coding …