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One of the Largest Health Systems in the US Is Diving into Home-Based Care

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Tampa General Hospital has thrown its hat into the home-based care ring. To pull this off, the hospital has formed a partnership with the Visiting Nurse Association of Florida (VNA), a home health agency. Together, the two organizations have formed TGH Home Care, powered by VNA of Florida.

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CMS Revises Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 State Performance Standards System (SPSS) Guidance

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CMS works with the State Survey Agencies to strengthen oversight so that the care provided in nursing homes and other acute and continuing care providers and suppliers is of the highest quality. Resources to Improve Quality of Care: Check out CMS’s new Quality in Focus interactive video series.

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The HHVBP Changes Experts Believe Home Health Providers Are ‘Overlooking’

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The reason why the list is shortened is related to the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act, also known as the IMPACT Act. The IMPACT Act was enacted in 2014 to improve the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries receiving post-acute care services. Why is the list shortened?

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MedPAC Unanimously Recommends Home Health Payment Rate Cuts

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MedPAC was not able to measure the quality of care, Christman said, due to the pandemic and public health emergency-related policies. The post MedPAC Unanimously Recommends Home Health Payment Rate Cuts appeared first on Home Health Care News. The all-payer margins were positive in 2021 at 11.9%.”. Source: MedPAC.

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MedPAC July 2022 Data Book: Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program

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Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The MedPAC July 2022 Data Book: Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program (208 pages) provides information on national health care and Medicare spending as well as Medicare beneficiary demographics, dual-eligible beneficiaries, quality of care in the Medicare program, and Medicare (..)

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Study: In-Home Outpatient PT Reduces Costs By 52% Compared To Traditional Home Health Services

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“Home health has a very important value,” Palak Shah, Luna’s co-founder and head of clinical services, told Home Health Care News. They have lots of different services: physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech, nursing, etc. Whereas Luna primarily delivers physical therapy. of the total episode cost for the health network.

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Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 SNF PPS Proposed Rule (CMS 1779-P)

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On April 4, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2024.