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Home Health CMS, OSHA release vaccine requirements | CMS will require that eligible home health and hospice staff have received their shot or shots for full COVID-19 vaccination by Jan. 4, 2022, in order for the provider to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. OSHA also has released its vaccine requirements for employers with more than 100 employees. Medicare and Medicaid providers … |
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Skilled Nursing Facility Q&A: Leveraging coders to improve HCC accuracy | Q: We’re looking for ways to bring our CDI and coding teams together to improve documentation and coding for appropriate Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) capture. Are there any recommended models and should other departments or individuals be working alongside them? A: Fine-tuning coding and documentation to support accurate HCCs is a team effort. The coding … |
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Home Health Final Rule: CMS delays HHVBP implementation | CMS is giving agencies time to prepare before the national rollout of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing model (HHVBP) begins impacting payments. That’s one of the big changes in CMS’ Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule, released late Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. The HHVBP model will adjust payments based on how an agency performs … |
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