Home Health Care

APRIL 11, 2024

In the case of Amedisys, regulators are likely spending more time evaluating industry-competition ramifications because UnitedHealth Group and Optum acquired one of Amedisys’ largest competitors, LHC Group, at the beginning of 2023. Amedisys has been successful in growing its non-fee-for-service Medicare revenue over the years.

Medicare 58

Medicare Regulations Hospice Care Accountability 58

Home Health Care

AUGUST 23, 2023

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. At the same time, Markette believes CMS is too far removed from the actual day-to-day realities of home health and hospice care.

Law Firms 82

Law Firms Medicaid Hospice Care Regulations 82

Briggs Healthcare

JULY 25, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “Last week, regulators rolled out enhanced oversight for new hospices in Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas. Some of these hospices obtained licenses only to sell them to other entrepreneurs. Some did both.

Hospice Care 40

Hospice Care Regulations Medicare Medicaid 40

Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 5, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On March 31, 2023, CMS posted FY2024 Hospice Payment Rate Update Proposed Rule Fact Sheet. This rule also proposes conforming regulations text changes related to the expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).

Hospice Care 40

Hospice Care Medicare Regulations Medicaid 40

Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

QM Reports now include two measures based on Fiscal Year 2018 and 2019 Medicare claims data: the Hospice Care Index (HCI) and Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life (HVLDL). Hospices can use the QM Report to learn about HCI and HVLDL and begin efforts to improve quality of care.

Hospice Care 40

Hospice Care Quality of Care Regulations Medicare 40

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This increased awareness has activated lawmakers and state regulators to move in a direction that is positive for providers, according to Messerli. The Minnesota Home Care Association has also been active when it comes to increasing home-based care utilization. Rogers expects coexisting care to be a reality by 2024.

Home Care 120

Home Care Medicaid Nursing Hospice Care 120

Briggs Healthcare

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Forty years on, half of all Americans die in hospice care. This year, I spoke about hospice with more than a hundred and fifty patients, families, hospice employees, regulators, attorneys, fraud investigators, and end-of-life researchers, and all of them praised its vital mission.

Hospice Care 40

Hospice Care Regulations Nursing Medicare 40