In an effort to increase access to COVID-19 vaccinations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is expanding opportunities for people to receive vaccinations at home. Healthcare providers can now receive additional payments for administering vaccines to multiple residents in one home setting or communal setting of a home to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries who find it difficult to leave their homes can receive their vaccination.
Will The “Choose Home Care Bill” Change Home Health Billing?
The “Choose Home Care Bill” is positioned to change home health billing. This is because it’s the latest in legislation that supports the trend of moving as much care as possible into the home
Rethinking Outsourced Medical Coding in a Pandemic: Benefits, Best Practices, and Considerations
The pandemic “changed everything”—and “everything” should include how you answer, “should we outsource medical coding services”?
Hospice Payment Rate Update Final Rule For Fiscal Year 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that updates Medicare hospice payments and the aggregate cap amount for fiscal year (FY) 2022, in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements. This rule rebases the hospice labor shares; clarifies certain aspects of the hospice election statement addendum requirements; finalizes changes to the Hospice Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP); and finalizes a Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) policy that becomes effective on October 1, 2021, to prepare for public reporting beginning in January 2022.
How Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management Companies Can Support A “Hybrid Workforce”
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed work, and providers and healthcare revenue cycle solutions in the USA aren’t exempt.
