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Friday, November 5, 2021

FEATURED EVENT
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, OSHA release vaccine requirements

CMS will require that eligible home health and hospice staff have received their shot or shots for full COVID-19 vaccination by Jan. 4, 2022, in order for the provider to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. OSHA also has released its vaccine requirements for employers with more than 100 employees. Medicare and Medicaid providers …

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 Event

HHVBP coming in 2022: Start preparing now

Secure a 5% bonus when Home Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) goes national as proposed for 2022. Gather your staff for this live webinar on November 16 and receive easy-to-follow tips for moving the needle on those key outcomes that drive scores in HHVBP. Get details at: https://store.decisionhealth.com/hhvbp-bonuses.

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 …

Home Health

Final Rule: CMS delays HHVBP implementation

CMS is giving agencies time to prepare before the national rollout of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing model (HHVBP) begins impacting payments. That’s one of the big changes in CMS’ Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule, released late Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. The HHVBP model will adjust payments based on how an agency performs …