Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
Waivers Available For Florida PHE
Published on Fri Sep 08, 2023
Another natural disaster brings another set of regulatory waivers, this time in Florida. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra has declared a public health emergency in Florida effective Aug. 27 due to Hurricane Idalia. Affected providers can request waivers at . 
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Home Health & Hospice Week
- Review Choice Demonstration:
Medicare Tees Up 6th RCD State — Who’s Next?
Claims review program to hit Oklahoma Dec. 1. For the first time since 2020, Medicare [...] - Hospice:
Don’t Mix Up Fraud-Fighting With Quality Improvement, Hospice Reps Urge
Hospices had better start toeing the compliance late before it’s too late, attorney warns. Medicare [...] - Mergers & Acquisitions:
Michigan-Based Chain Partners With IL Health System
Plus: Intermountain snaps up Advent HH. A seven-state home health and hospice chain is partnering [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
Whistleblower Scoops Up More Cash In Bayada Fraud Case
Chain’s HHA purchases disguised ulterior motives, prosecutors allege. Two years after Bayada Home Health Care [...] - Finance:
Caution Ahead: Healthcare Antitrust Policy Changes May Throw Up Hurdles To Acquisitions
Will all the changes really promote more open and fair competition, or just make providers’ [...] - Compliance:
These 13 Points May Sink Proposed Transactions
Regulatory changes are afoot for mergers and acquisitions. If you want the feds’ approval on [...] - Industry Notes:
Give CMS Your 2 Cents On VBP Changes
Measures and scoring are up for rearrangement. Interested in serving on a Value-Based Purchasing technical [...] - Industry Notes:
Bone Up On Z Codes With New Tool From Medicare
Your staff can learn about using Z diagnosis codes to bolster Social Determinants of Health [...] - Industry Notes:
Is AHEAD Model In Your Future?
A new payment model the feds are launching could affect home care providers down the [...] - Industry Notes:
Turning Away Patient With HIV Costs New Jersey Agency
A New Jersey home care agency has settled charges of discrimination against a patient with [...] - Industry Notes:
Waivers Available For Florida PHE
Another natural disaster brings another set of regulatory waivers, this time in Florida. HHS Secretary [...] - Industry Notes:
HH Grouper Software Update On Deck
The latest version of home health PPS Grouper software is now ready for download ahead [...] - Industry Notes:
Watch Out: Cyberthreats Go Beyond Phishing
You might be familiar with phishing, but do you know these similar cybersecurity attacks that [...]
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