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    New PIPR report addresses VBP payment questions.As soon as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced plans to expand the Value-Based Purchasing Model (VBP) to home health agencies nationwide, SimiTree...

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  2. KPIs

    KPIs measure health of agency’s revenue cycle.As home health and hospice billers work harder to keep up with an expanding array of payors, insurance plans and requirements in a heavily regulated field, SimiTree revenue cycle...

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  3. Industry Expertise Enhances Home Health IT Strategy's Value

    Industry expertise delivers greater value to IT strategy.Having the right people, processes, and technology in place delivers greater value in a shorter timeframe during post-close integration following a merger or acquisition – but the...

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    CMS shares plans for medical review when PHE ends.The nation’s COVID-19 Public Health Emergency has been extended through April, but the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun offering guidance and resources...

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  5. Jennifer Osburn

    Embracing OASIS E: An early guide for clinicians, with notes on Final Guidance changes.Embracing OASIS E: An early guide for clinicians, with notes on Final Guidance changes By Jennifer Osburn, RN, HCS-D, COS-CSenior Clinincal Manager Purchasing (HHVBP or VBP) and...

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  6. Data pinpoints where OASIS training most needed

    Data pinpoints where OASIS training most needed.Home health clinicians may benefit from additional training in answering OASIS questions related to a patient’s ability to manage oral medications and make safe transfers from bed...

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  7. Grow Your Agency with a Home Health Business Plan

    Growing a home health or hospice requires strategic planning.Every success story begins with an ambitious goal and a business plan. It’s what doesn’t make it into the business plan that can often prove troublesome to home health and...

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    PHE extended for another 90 days.Home health, hospice and other healthcare providers will be allowed to operate under COVID-19 waivers and flexibilities well into 2023, as the nation’s COVID-19 Public Health...

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