The Home Health Care Wire
Your source for CareVoyant and industry news. MAY 24, 2023
Payer Diversification Strategies for Home Health Care Agencies
Reimbursement cuts and additional regulatory changes, such as HHVBP, EVV, etc., will continue to create different challenges for Home Health Care Agencies. Reimbursement cuts and regulatory changes are often concentrated in one line of service. CMS has proposed a cumulative $18 Billion cut to Home Health reimbursements over the next decade. While Home Health Care Agencies are finally coming out of the woes posed by COVID-19, potential reimbursement cuts, along with the HHVBP model, have created additional challenges for Home Health agencies. These cuts will have a much higher impact on the agencies providing only Medicare Certified Home Health Services.
Care Coordination is critical in improving collaboration, quality of care, compliance, and patient and employee satisfaction. Home Health Care Agencies need the right home care software platform with tools to coordinate care effectively and efficiently to ensure the highest quality and level of service.
Private Duty Nursing Agencies may use paper-based forms or some tools outside their Home Care EMR software to track narcotic counts for the patients at home. Using paper-based forms to track narcotics may pose many challenges in effectively monitoring the administration and counts. Private Duty Nursing Agencies should leverage technology and use the right tools integrated with the Home Care EMR Software to track and monitor narcotics count.
This blog will discuss some essential features a Home Care Software should have to effectively track and monitor narcotics count for Private Duty Nursing Home Care agencies.
Home Healthcare Industry News
CMS seeks comments on cost report data collection
CMS is seeking public comments on the Home Health Agency Cost Report. Currently up for an extension as an approved collection activity, the cost report is used to determine a provider’s reasonable cost incurred in furnishing medical services to beneficiaries is used for the annual rate setting and payment refinements. Comments are sought through July 10, 2023.
Home Health Stakeholders Call On CMS To Rectify ‘Significant’ Forecast Errors From 2021, 2022
Home health stakeholders are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to address an alleged forecast error in the home health market basket for 2021 and 2022.
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