Home Health Care

MARCH 26, 2025

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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Home Health Care

MARCH 10, 2025

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. Social workers also can help patients adjust to the ways their life will change following a serious illness diagnosis.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 18, 2025

Serving Southern California, GrandCare provides post-surgical rehabilitation care at home, including home health care, orthopedic rehabilitation, cardiac surgery recovery, outpatient therapy and wound care. As a result, we experienced growth of 30% to 35% in the last 12 months and doubled our profit.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 18, 2022

It has been well documented how home health providers and advocacy organizations feel about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) home health proposed payment rule for CY 2023. What has not been, up to this point, is how Medicare beneficiaries feel about it.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 28, 2022

As was the case for much of 2021, the home health admissions growth we generated in Q1 came predominantly under our Medicare Advantage (MA) and managed care contracts,” Encompass Health President and CEO Mark Tarr said during a Thursday morning earnings call. There was a 4.9% The Enhabit spinoff. The plan to separate the $1.1

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Briggs Healthcare

JULY 11, 2022

Post-acute care (PAC) represents an important component of the health care delivery system in the United States, with the Medicare fee-for-service program spending more than $57 billion on these services in 2019 (The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), 2021a). 2018; Barnett et al., 2019; Buntin et al., 2010; Chovanec et al.,

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 17, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is publishing the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) Quarterly Q&As, March 2022, Consolidated June 2020 to March 2022 document so that all IRF providers have the benefit of the clarifications to existing guidance.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 18, 2023

An extensive body of research exists highlighting the differences in post-acute care utilization between fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare beneficiaries and those enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA). Of those, 815 beneficiaries were Medicare Advantage enrollees, with the remainder – 1,542 individuals – on FFS Medicare.

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Home Health Care

MAY 11, 2022

The highly fragmented home health industry has turned providers into commodities, at least in the eyes of Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations. Because there are so many providers looking to make managed care inroads, the rates home health operators receive from MA sources are typically far below what they get from fee-for-service Medicare.

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its improper payment report last week. Overall, the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) estimated improper payment was 7.38%, or $31.2 Those sectors were skilled nursing facilities, outpatient hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities and hospice.

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Home Health Care

JULY 14, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its home health proposed payment rule for 2024. The unfortunate catch-22 results in readmissions to hospitals and, perhaps, even being wait-listed for long-term care centers and rehabilitation centers. These cuts will actually increase total health care costs for Medicare.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 19, 2024

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Home health providers have lately been hamstrung by payment rate cuts , staffing woes and Medicare Advantage (MA) penetration. The LTM Group, based in Dayton, Ohio, provides home health, personal care, hospice, and rehabilitation services through multiple locations.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

One question that has always loomed large, however, was how one payment system could be applied to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), in-patient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) and, of course, home health providers. The analysts also looked at the implementation issues of a post-acute care PPS.

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Care Compare – the all-in-one search tool for consumers seeking home health, hospice and other Medicare-reimbursed health care services – will now include new information on providers’ relationships with doctors and clinicians. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the update on Monday.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 12, 2024

The company provides – through multiple locations – home health, personal care, hospice and rehabilitation services. The business was founded by Dr. Ruth Constant, who developed the first home health agency certified under Medicare in 1966. The deal will add over 500 team members and more than 1,000 patients to the company’s network.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 31, 2023

A group of senators sent a letter to President Joe Biden last week urging him and his administration to look after the Medicare home health benefit. We are writing today to urge your Administration to continue protecting Medicare beneficiaries’ access to home health care,” the senators wrote. “We Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.),

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 12, 2023

In a unanimous vote Thursday, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended that the Medicare base payment rate for home health care be reduced by 7% for CY 2024. The commission — established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 — regularly meets as part of its mission to inform Congress on Medicare spending and policy.

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Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 21, 2022

CMS has provided MLN4761491 – Medicare Modernization of Payment Software Fact Sheet (5-pages in length) for providers submitting institutional claims to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs). Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS is modernizing its grouping and code editor software.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 8, 2023

At the other end of the age range, speech therapists can provide virtual care to seniors and Medicare Advantage enrollees nationwide. Today, virtual speech therapy programs strengthen the health plan’s range and depth of services for members enrolled in both commercial and Medicare Advantage.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 3, 2022

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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Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 5, 2023

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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Sequence Health

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

One of these hoops is getting Medicare coverage for transitional care services like physical therapy following surgery, skilled nursing after hospitalization, and long-term rehabilitation programs. Today, we will take a look at how to get Medicare coverage for transitional care management services for your patients.

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p3care

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The policy change perfectly aligns with the CMS’s plan for growth and the Medicare PI Program. Medicare CQMs for ACOs CMS has given the green light to the collection of Medicare Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) for ACOs participating in the MSSP, specifically under the Medicare CQMs collection type.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 28, 2024

On March 27, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update Medicare payment policies and rates under the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) and the IRF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) for fiscal year (FY) 2025.

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Etactics

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Rehabilitation centers. This is because the form receives maintenance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Rehabilitation services. These claims are the pinnacle of the billing process for institutional healthcare providers. Healthcare institutional providers include the following: Hospitals. Nursing homes.

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Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Nursing Hospitals 52

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 16, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is publishing the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) Quarterly Q&As, March 2023, Consolidated June 2020 to March 2023 document so that all IRF providers have the benefit of the clarifications (..)

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Patient care is covered by Medicare and is available under most major insurance providers. Founded in 2016, XRHealth is the first company to create virtual reality clinics that provide remote care to patients throughout the United States and is covered by most major health insurance companies as well as medicare.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 18, 2024

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.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 23, 2022

PEPPER is an educational tool that summarizes provider-specific data statistics for Medicare services that may be at risk for improper payments. PEPPER is developed under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) by RELI Group, along with its partners TMF® Health Quality Institute and CGS.

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Briggs Healthcare

JULY 28, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (CMS-1767-F) on July 27, 2022 that updates Medicare payment policies and rates for facilities under the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) and the IRF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) for fiscal year (FY) 2023.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

A recent study showed that Luna’s outpatient in-home PT saves an average of $3,000 per case for post-surgical rehab for bundled care cases, equating to Medicare savings of 55%-70% per case. We are committed to an innovative, tech-enabled approach to rehabilitation.

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Home Health Care

JULY 15, 2022

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), along with the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), were charged with developing a universal, site-neutral payment model for post-acute care (PAC) settings as part of the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 14, 2022

The study was conducted between August and September of 2019 and used a pilot trial where 10 patients were randomly assigned to rehabilitation-at-home (RAH) care. That’s according to a study by researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Half of the patients were treated at their homes and half were treated at a SNF.

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Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 26, 2022

EVENT REGISTRATION OPEN for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Updated Guidance Virtual Training Program. and the LTCH Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation (CARE) Data Set (LCDS) 5.0 for providers in the IRF and LTCH settings.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) CY 2024 final home health rule deal with the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) model. The reason why the list is shortened is related to the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act, also known as the IMPACT Act. Several of the biggest changes in the U.S.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 7, 2022

If enacted, the legislation would enable certain Medicare patients to receive extended care services as an add-on to the existing Medicare home health benefit for 30 days following a hospital stay. There are Medicaid, Medicare and also private-pay dollars. health care system hundreds of millions of dollars a year.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 7, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare.

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