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| SPONSORED BY Home Health Coding Summit Coding is more important than ever before, and you deserve to be at the one event that will ensure you have all of the latest knowledge. Get the latest guidance for accurate coding & compliance. DecisionHealth is happy to announce the return of our annual and much-loved Home Health Coding Summit, to be held August 16-19, 2021 in Las Vegas at the beautiful Caesars Palace. | |
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| Private Duty Thinking of Requiring COVID-19 Shots? What Employers Need to Know | The list of employers and government agencies requiring employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is growing, and such requirements are generally legal under federal law. But employers need to be clear about when exceptions must be made and how state laws can add a wrinkle to their vaccination policies. Major employers across the country have … |
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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 … |
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Featured Event Ultimate Coding & Oasis Training Join us at Ultimate Coding & Oasis Training in Coral Gables, FL on November 8-11. This series provides ICD-10 code and OASIS education led by the top home health experts in the nation. Whether your staff needs ICD-10 guidance, OASIS clarity, or both, these intensive boot camps have you covered. | |
Home Health Survey 2021 Home Health Clinician Productivity Survey HHS 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 Proposed rule seeks to support Medicaid home care employee benefits | A CMS proposal would make it easier for Medicaid home care workers and person care assistants to obtain health insurance, training and other benefits customary for full-time employees, according to a release July 29, 2021. The proposed rule would allow states to make payments to third parties on behalf of certain individual health care practitioners. … |
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PPS Alert for Long-Term Care Preventing staff burnout The long-term care industry is one of the most regulated industries in healthcare, and at times it can be one of the most stressful environments to work in. Any employee in a facility is bound to experience some level of stress, but that stress can become detrimental if it reaches a level that affects their job or work environment. | |
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