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Discrepancies In Home Health Enrollment Data Raise Red Flags In Congressional Hearing

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Steel also pointed to a potential discrepancy in the way home health agencies are accounted for, and how HHS and the the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) tracks enrollment data. The post Discrepancies In Home Health Enrollment Data Raise Red Flags In Congressional Hearing appeared first on Home Health Care News.

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Getting To Know Laura Tortorella, The Next CEO Of AccentCare

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Also based in Dallas, Steward Health Care operates 33 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. It is also one of the nation’s largest accountable care organizations, according to the company’s website. ” Tortorella joins the home health industry at an interesting time. .”

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CMS To End Hospice MA Carve-In: Insights For Home-Based Care Providers

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Hospice providers began to work with Medicare Advantage (MA) via the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) demonstration in 2021. At the end of 2024, the “hospice carve-in” model will cease. This will have an impact on home health providers who offer hospice services, obviously. Many providers did adjust operations, though.

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Future Leader: Jeffrey Briggs, Director Of Intake, Family & Nursing Care

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The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Jeffrey Briggs, the director of intake at the Maryland-based Family & Nursing Care, has been named a 2023 Future Leader by Home Health Care News.

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Exploring What An Amedisys Divestment Strategy Could Look Like

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Overall, Amedisys at the end of last year had 346 Medicare-certified home health care centers in nearly three dozen states, according to its annual report. One possibility could be examining payer mix or a market’s Medicare Advantage (MA) penetration as part of a divestment strategy. Medicare revenue on the year came in at $874.2

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How Strategic Partnerships Helped Fuel HealthFlex Home Health & Hospice’s Growth

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“Our goal, in the beginning, was to really be a valuable partner to the large health care organizations and systems around Northern California,” he told Home Health Care News. Every year in California, we see more and more traditional Medicare patients shift over to the MA plans,” Koshevatsky said.

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Why Accurate Cost Reporting Could Be Key To Higher Rates In Home Health Care

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) decides to do with its home health final payment rule , industry experts believe providers need to drastically improve their cost reporting data. Over the years, Maxim said she has seen providers cutting corners firsthand when hiring accountants to put together cost reports.