Private Duty

EEOC Offers Clarifications, Cautions in New COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance

Updated technical assistance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) clarifies how employers can require or encourage employees to take a COVID-19 vaccine, but attorneys advising employers point out how the document also contains cautions. The EEOC updated its technical assistance on May 28 to address questions about how federal equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws may be …

Home Health

Agency owner accused of Provider Relief Fund fraud

A Burbank, Calif., home health agency owner is accused of misappropriating nearly $230,000 in federal assistance granted to businesses during the pandemic, according to a U.S. Department of Justice release Wednesday, May 26. Petros Hannesyan, 36, owner of Hollywood Home Health Services in Los Angeles, was charged with theft of government property and wire fraud. …

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Join us at Post-Acute NOW!

Long term care, skilled nursing facilities, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities across the globe are taking steps to establish new guidelines and keep the industry moving forward into an ever brighter future. Join us and industry leaders as we explore the future of post-acute at this virtual event on June 17. This half day event will focus on topics that are important to post-acute professionals tasked with improving overall quality of care and reducing total health spending.

Post-Acute Advisor Podcast

Virtual Summit: Post-Acute NOW discusses rebalancing PDPM post-COVID

What will the new normal look like as the pandemic turns a corner? Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) need to understand how payment was unique during the pandemic and how reimbursement might change moving forward. Understand what your SNF should be prepared for and how to look at the data to determine payment in the future. …

Home Health

CMS outlines changes for notice of admission replacing RAPs in 2022

The notice of admission (NOA), expected to replace RAPs beginning January 1, 2022, will be submitted just once establishing the agency as the primary provider. That will cover all contiguous 30-day periods until discharge, according to updates to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual released May 11. This will end a monthly routine for agencies that …

PPS Alert for Long-Term Care

Education leads to better care

Resident education is important to ensure proper care of your residents. The more they can understand about their care, the better they can take care of themselves in between your visits. Education increases safety in care and is likely to increase satisfaction in your residents.