It is important to ensure that home health and hospice agencies have access to the necessary resources and information to handle the end of Public Health Emergency. Here you will find valuable guidance, tools, and resources to help your agency transition from emergency response to normal operations.
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Understanding the Impact of PIPR Reports on Medicare Certified Home Health Agencies (VIDEO)
The nationwide expansion of Value-Based Purchasing, which began on January 1, 2023, affects all Medicare certified agencies and has a dedicated web page on the CMS website, specifically linked to CMMI. You can register on the Value-Based Purchasing web page to...
Clarifying Occupational Therapy’s Role in Start-of-Care Assessments and Home Health Admission (VIDEO)
As of January 1, 2022, Occupational Therapists may permanently perform the Start-of-Care Comprehensive Assessment for therapy-only referrals. However, for a patient to be admitted into home health services for therapy-only, physical and/or speech therapy must...
Face-to-Face Documentation Requirement for Home Health
What is Face-to-Face Documentation? The face-to-face encounter is a condition of payment. This is documentation, which must be present for patients with starts of care on or after April 1, 2011. The face-to-face encounter, that results in the required...
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Waivers Ending for Hospice Agencies as the Public Health Emergency is Terminated
May 8, 2023
The Public Health Emergency officially ended on May 11, 2023, and many of the 1135 waivers will be discontinued on the same day. Agencies have been granted a 90-day extension until August 10, 2023, to transition to HIPAA-compliant software for telehealth services. Review 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.
Waivers Ending for Hospice Agencies as the Public Health Emergency is Terminated
April 3, 2023
With the Public Health Emergency (PHE) coming to an end, there has been a lot of discussion surrounding the waivers that were put in place for home health agencies. Now that the PHE is drawing to a close, these waivers are also set to expire. This has left many home health agencies wondering what the future holds and how they will need to adapt to the changing landscape.
Waivers Ending for Home Health Agencies as the Public Health Emergency is Terminated
March 27, 2023
With the Public Health Emergency (PHE) coming to an end, there has been a lot of discussion surrounding the waivers that were put in place for home health agencies. Now that the PHE is drawing to a close, these waivers are also set to expire. This has left many home health agencies wondering what the future holds and how they will need to adapt to the changing landscape.
Public Health Emergency Planned to End on May 11, 2023
February 6, 2023
The White House has announced that the Public Health Emergency will officially end on May 11, 2023, and with that comes the end of the 1135 waivers that were put in place in March 2020. As we approach the end of the Public Health Emergency, it is important to understand the impact that it will have on the Home Health and Hospice industry.
The Impact of 2022 Omnibus Legislation on Home Health and Hospice
January 3, 2023
You are likely aware of the recent Omnibus legislation that was passed just before Christmas of 2022. While there were hopes that the legislation would include an extension of the Home Health payment reductions due to the behavioral adjustment found in the final rule, that did not happen. However, there are still some key items included in the legislation that will impact both Home Health and Hospice.