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Home Health Does Not Outperform Self-Care For Many Knee Patients 

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Overall, patients who had home health services achieved similar improvement at one year as those who had only self-care, Dr. Nicolas Piuzzi, enterprise vice chair of research for orthopaedics and rehabilitation at Cleveland Clinic, said in a statement. Changing regulations have also shaped approaches to knee replacement recovery.

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The Rising Importance Of Social Workers On The Home Health Team

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Addressing social determinants of health (SDoH) is becoming increasingly important due to new regulations from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the shift toward value-based care payment models.

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‘Patients Hung Out To Dry’: Report Shows Insurers Significantly Increase Rate Of Denials For Post-Acute Care

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The Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) released a report on Thursday revealing that the nation’s three largest Medicare Advantage (MA) insurers have significantly increased the rate at which they denied seniors’ post-acute care from 2020 to 2023. Founded in 1966, the Washington D.C.-based

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‘We Will Be Paying For This For Years’: 8 Home Health C-Suite Leaders Sound Off On ‘Alarming’ Medicare Cuts

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its home health proposed payment rule for 2024. CMS’ proposal to increase oversight and regulation specific to home health and hospice M&A activity will likely have impacts on the M&A landscape in 2024 and beyond. At the end of last month, the U.S. Cleamon Moorer Jr.,

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Medicare Payment Systems MLN Educational Tool Revised

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Learn about 2022 regulation changes to payment, quality, and policy for : Acute care hospital Hospice Skilled nursing facility Ambulatory surgical center Hospital outpatient Inpatient psychiatric facility Inpatient rehabilitation facility Long-term care hospital Durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, & supplies (New) Home health.

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FY2024 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule (CMS-1781-P)

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CMS is publishing this proposed rule in accordance with the legal requirements to update Medicare payment policies for IRFs on an annual basis. The FY 2024 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule (CMS-1781-P) can be downloaded from the Federal Register at [link].

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CY 2022 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Final Rule – AND MORE!

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The corresponding CMS Fact Sheet provides these statements: “Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) acted to improve home health care for older adults and people with disabilities through a final rule that would accelerate the shift from paying for Medicare home health services based on volume to a system that pays for value.