Post-acute care might see relaxation of emergency prep requirements

Home health agencies and other facilities only would need to review their emergency preparedness programs every two years if a proposal from CMS is finalized.

Hospice, home health admissions up

Excel Health, a data analysis company fro the healthcare industry, reports that hospice admissions are up.

Update to Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 23, Section 60.3’s far reach

For newly covered DMEPOS items paid on a fee schedule basis where a Medicare fee does not exist, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) uses a process to establish fees called gap filling. This allows Medicare to establish a price that aligns with the statutory requirements for the DMEPOS fee schedule.

Skilled nursing tops best place to work for aging services

http://blogs.hcpro.com/mdscentral/2018/09/skilled-nursing-tops-best-place-to-work-for-aging-services/

Only $59! SNF Final Rule Webinar

CMS’ final rule, effective in October 2019, is a major overhaul for the long-term care industry, including SNFs. To survive, stakeholders must understand how reimbursement will work and how their facilities will need to function.