Care Compare quarterly refresh available for hospice.The May 2022 quarterly refresh for the Hospice Quality Reporting Program is now available on Care Compare, but you won’t find two new quality measures for hospice there yet. The...
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Read more about Update to Medicare policy manual requires scope of practice documentationUpdate to Medicare policy manual requires scope of practice documentation.Effective today, when a nurse practitioner or a clinical nurse specialist certifies eligibility and orders services for a Medicare patient, additional documentation will be required...
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Read more about Is data driving your sales and marketing?Is data driving your sales and marketing?.Home health and hospice agencies spent roughly 3 percent of revenue in the first quarter of 2022 on sales and marketing, according to national data from The Financial Monitor,...
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Read more about CMS wants to stabilize hospice wage indexCMS wants to stabilize hospice wage index.SimiTree financial consultants say a proposal by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) could stabilize annual fluctuation in the hospice wage index, helping hospices...
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Ease of use is key feature for SimiTree’s new market analysis platform.We’re celebrating our first anniversary with the launch of an innovative market analysis platform designed to take the guesswork out of growth strategy. A new user-friendly market...
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Read more about Is your Plan of Care compliant?Is your Plan of Care compliant?.SimiTree compliance experts offer tips for creating a survey ready POC Which medications is the patient taking? What about the herbal supplements and over-the-counter vitamins she...
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Read more about SDoH: Keys to improved outcomes, lower hospitalization ratesSDoH: Keys to improved outcomes, lower hospitalization rates.By Judy Connelly RN, MSN, SHR and Maureen Kelleher, RN, MBA SimiTree Senior Managers Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) are defined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as...
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Read more about Virtual visits: Lingering reluctance, lack of billing keeps agencies from full potentialVirtual visits: Lingering reluctance, lack of billing keeps agencies from full potential.Two years after the COVID-19 public health emergency loosened Medicare regulations for telehealth, allowing providers more flexibility in the use of virtual visits, few home health...