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Monday, August 2, 2021

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Private Duty National Conference & Expo

DecisionHealth is hosting the 2021 Private Duty National Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, October 27-29, for a wonderful and responsible reunion. This 2½-day conference and expo will cover real-life examples of how private duty home care agencies can create solid infection control policies, keep clients and caregivers safe, develop flexible scheduling, increase their profits, retain caregivers, and comply with wage-and-hour regulations.

Skilled Nursing Facility

CMS releases FY 2022 SNF PPS Final Rule (CMS-1746-F)

A final rule updating Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the SNF prospective payment system (PPS) for FY 2022 was released July 29 by CMS. The final rule includes updates on both the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) and the SNF Value-Based Program (VBP) for FY 2022. The final rule also …

Featured Survey

Home health administrators, take our 2021 Home Health Clinician Productivity Survey!

You’ll get a report with the national averages for daily clinician productivity quotas and discover the tools that agencies are using to create the biggest efficiencies. You’ll also be entered to win your choice of a free DecisionHealth resource guide or webinar. Take the survey Here.

Home Health

Choose Home Care Act proposes new add-on services under Medicare home health benefit

Industry leaders are celebrating the introduction of the Choose Home Care Act of 2021. The legislation proposes a new add-on to the Medicare Home Health benefit that would allow extended care services for eligible Medicare patients following discharge from the hospital. Services could include skilled nursing, therapy, primary care, personal care, continuous remote patient monitoring, …