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Monday, June 7, 2021

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Home Health

Medical reviews begin for pandemic claims

Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have resumed post-payment medical reviews on claims during the public health emergency, according to Palmetto GBA and the latest MLN Connects newsletter. Since August, MACs have limited medical reviews to claims with dates of service before March 2020. “MACs may now begin conducting post-payment medical reviews for later dates of service,” …

Featured Event

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. …

Private Duty

Are employees required to divulge vaccination status?

Q: Can I require my employees to tell me if they are vaccinated and, if so, to provide proof? A: The EEOC’s COVID-19 guidance provides that asking for proof of an employee’s vaccinated status is not a disability-related inquiry and is permitted under the ADA. However, the EEOC cautions that asking an employee about the …