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Home health marketing is challenging. Securing a good return on investments and generating solid leads is difficult. Add to the task a set of industry rules and requirements that change seemingly daily. Account managers have their work cut out for them....
Operating an agency can be a daunting endeavor with a number of factors that can impact success and growth. A foundational task of running a business within this sector is selecting a good EMR for home health....
An update on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website warns providers that they are continuing phase-in participation, through March 31, 2021, for Florida and North Carolina. This concession on the part of CMS allows agencies in these states some flexibility. ...
With a nationwide shortage of qualified nurses and caregivers in the U.S which has been growing over the last few years, as well as a pandemic creating even more disruption, home health care agency staffs have been pushed to their limits. Attracting and keeping skilled...
What you should know about how the PHE Extension Affects Homecare The Acting Secretary of the United States’ Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent letters to state governors on Friday, January 22, 2021. In the letter, DHHS officials warn that the current public health...
With a nationwide shortage of qualified nurses and caregivers in the U.S which has been growing over the last few years, as well as a pandemic creating even more disruption, home health care agency staffs have been pushed to their limits. Attracting and keeping skilled...
Things Your Agency Should Be Doing To Stay Safe During the COVID-19 Pandemic On New Year’s Day, the Wall Street Journal reported the latest, emerging COVID-19 virus variants. Meanwhile, many countries face a second surge of coronavirus infections. This startling news leaves many agency owners and...
Shelter-in-Place. Self-quarantine. Telehealth. Work-from-home. Zoom Meetings. Microsoft Teams. Google Hangouts. Conference Calls. Limited gatherings. COVID-19. Today’s home healthcare seems to reflect all the above changing work environments. We have seen the impact on patient care and the quick implementation of telehealth visits for home health in the name of flattening the curve, but the impact of COVID-19 goes beyond our patients.
On November 4, 2020 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rule for 2021. Overall the changes this year were minimal since this was the first year for the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and there is not enough data to support significant changes. Furthermore, the COVID pandemic affected industry operations which mitigated reform to the PDGM payment structure. Agencies should review the changes affecting their operations from the fifty-nine-page rule, but here is a quick glance at the updates:
Yes. According to CMS, outpatient therapy services may be provided by a home health agency to patients who are not homebound or otherwise are not receiving services under a home health plan of care (POC). These services are not paid under the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS). The reimbursement for the outpatient therapy services is calculated using the Medicare Physician’s Fee Schedule (MPFS).