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Home Health Care Policies: 89 New ACO Providers Added

Home Health Care Policies: CMS announced 89 new ACOs (Accountable Care Organizations) on Monday Dec 22nd. These ACOs will be joining the Medicare Shared Savings Program, along with several others.

Posted by Nathan Hope on Dec 23, 2014

Home Health Care Policies: DME Bidding Changes Round Two

Home Health Care Policies- Continuing its rollout of proposed changes, CMS has released the latest round of DME bidding procedures to be implemented in 2015. This time, members of the House have sought to correct potential flaws brought forth by those concerned since the proposal’s...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Dec 22, 2014

Download the New OASIS Home Health C1 SOC/ROC Assessment

On January 1, 2015 the home health industry will experience a major regulatory change with a new OASIS home health dataset called OASIS C-1.

1. OASIS C1 Implementation

A modified version of OASIS-C1 (referred to as “OASIS-C1/ ICD-9 Version.”) has been created. In this version of...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Dec 16, 2014

Home Health Care Policies: Proposed DME Bidding Under Scrutiny

Home health care policies- Recently, a piece of legislation proposed by the House of Representatives has introduced the concept of competitive bidding for DME (durable medical equipment). However, the Senate has responded with a similar version of the bill that supposedly addresses...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Dec 12, 2014

Home Health Care Policies: New Proposed ACO Incentives

Home Health Care Policies- On Monday, CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) published a new proposal aimed toward boosting incentives in order to improve the success of the Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).

Posted by Nathan Hope on Dec 4, 2014

Home Health Software: Tips for a Successful EMR Implementation

Home Health Software - Transitioning into a new EMR (electronic medical records) system can be a frightening and intimidating process for many agencies. Without proper planning, the process can indeed turn somewhat chaotic and cause more problems than it was intended to solve. We at...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Dec 2, 2014

OASIS Home Health C1 Implementation: Free Webinar December 9,10,11

OASIS-C1 Implementation Webinar on December 9, 10, 11 at 11:00am EST

On January 1, 2015 the home health industry will experience a major regulatory change with a new OASIS dataset called OASIS C-1. MyHomecareBiz will conduct a 30-45 minute online webinar to review the following...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Nov 25, 2014

OASIS Home Health: CMS Holds its Latest Open Door Forum

OASIS Home Health: CMS Holds its Latest Home Health, Hospice and DME Open Door Forum

From NAHC.org:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently hosted its most recent Home Health, Hospice, and DME (durable medical Open Door Forum. A summary of Home Health issues...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Nov 20, 2014