COVID-19 Resource Center
Tracking Expenditures of CARES Act Provider Relief Funds
Hit a wall with Relief Funds Accounting...WE CAN HELP!
HPS can provide guidance to and assist agencies in accumulating the necessary data for the required reporting of the use of the Health & Human Services (HHS) relief funds and lost revenue. In addition, HPS can assist in the reporting for the forgiveness of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds.
COVID-19 Update for Home Health and Hospice Webinar
While facing the crisis of the century in healthcare, this HPS Alliance member only webinar will serve to provide clarifications on what is happening so quickly within the industry and address these changes.
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COVID-19: Imperative Home Health and Hospice Updates
As we are facing the pandemic of the century, home health and hospices are on the frontline of this Public Health Emergency (PHE) along with hospitals, physicians and all other healthcare workers. We at Healthcare Provider Solutions, Inc. would like to take this moment to thank each and every one of you for your true dedication to treating patients and helping the world to be a healthier place.
The Trump Administration has taken extraordinary steps in getting relief passed in the form of The CARES Act and CMS has in turn taken the initiative to speed up the rulemaking process in providing temporary waivers for home health to benefit from the changes outlined in the CARES Act Relief Package. There were also numerous waivers that were initiated before the CARES Act that provided relief from all the red tape and making room for patient care to be the focus without extensive concern for timeliness of paperwork.
Stay Sane and Keep Revenue Healthy during COVID-19
Listen to the full Q&A session here:
What’s the single most important thing agency revenue cycle teams should focus on, right now?
What are the early results of the PDGM transition for HHAs, in terms of getting paid accurately?
It is absolutely critical that agencies understand that under PDGM, for 2020 claims, you 100% must use the MBI – the patient’s Medicare Beneficiary Identifier – and you 100% must use that on both the OASIS and the claim.
How can agencies leverage automation and analytics to avoid negative effects of PDGM and the COVID-19 crisis?
Hang in there as much as you can. Until we get to a point where we can focus more solely on PDGM, but don’t give it up at this point, and for anything. Keep billing.
How are home health revenue cycle teams adjusting to a work-from-home environment, and how can team leaders ensure billing continues to be timely and accurate?
There needs to be a daily conference call with staff working remotely, concerns and questions that come up need to be addressed, and administrative, operations, supervisory staff need to have access to reports they can print to ensure that the billing and collections are happening as timely as they can and as they were before.
To home health and hospice employees: We appreciate everything that you’re doing. We are behind you 100%. We would not be here without you, and we want to try to do everything and anything we can to keep you out there taking care of patients, so that we in turn, can remain healthy as well.
COVID-19: Emergency Financial Relief for Home Health & Hospice Providers
(UPDATED – 05/14/2020) The CMS Accelerated and Advance Payments Program program was suspended on April 26, 2020 and no further Accelerated Payments are happening at this time. During this Public Health Emergency (PHE) there are several avenues of obtaining cash to keep your agency going. This article addresses two of those. The Accelerated and Advance Payments Program allows agencies to get an advance on Medicare payments and it must be repaid. The other is the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund that is being automatically disbursed. Agencies will not need to repay these funds, however, there are accountability requirements for accepting and using these funds.
COVID-19 Insights from Our Blog
Telehealth Clarification at the End of the Public Health Emergency for Home Health and Hospice (VIDEO)
By Melinda A. Gaboury, CEO / Posted on: May 8, 2023In this Monday Minute, we discuss the official end of the Public Health Emergency on May 11, 2023, causing many of the 1135 waivers to be discontinued on the same day.
VIEW POSTWaivers Ending for Hospice Agencies as the Public Health Emergency is Terminated (VIDEO)
By Melinda A. Gaboury, CEO / Posted on: April 3, 2023In this Monday Minute, we will talk about the waivers ending for hospice agencies as the Public Health Emergency ends.
VIEW POSTWaivers Ending for Home Health Agencies as the Public Health Emergency is Terminated (VIDEO)
By Melinda A. Gaboury, CEO / Posted on: March 27, 2023In this week’s Monday Minute, we will talk about the waivers ending for home health agencies as the Public Health Emergency ends.
VIEW POSTCOVID-19: Helpful Resource Links
Office of the President of the United States
US Department of Labor
US Department of Health & Human Services
US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Office of the Inspector General
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS – Guidance for Infection Control & Prevention – Home Health
CMS – Guidance for Infection Control & Prevention – Hospice
CMS – Emergency Preparedness
CMS – Medical Review Relief HH & H
CMS – Accelerated & Advanced Payments
CMS – Podcasts & Transcripts
CMS – Blanket Waivers for Healthcare Providers
CMS – Prioritization of Survey Activities
US Federal Drug Administration
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