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Home Health Policies: Improvement Proposals for the 2017 Marketplace

CMS Proposes Improvements for the 2017 Marketplace

Posted by Nathan Hope on Apr 15, 2016

Home Health Care Policies - Medication Management Practices

Home Health Care Policies - MacMaster University in Canada has recently released a new study, led by Robby Nieuwlaat, showing that half of patients do not take their medications as prescribed, despite any med teaching interventions that may be in place. Non-adherence to the prescribed...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Apr 13, 2016

Home Health Care Policies: Largest-ever multi-payer initiative to improve primary care in America

Home Health Care Policies - CMS launches largest-ever multi-payer initiative to improve primary care in AmericaNew Affordable Care Act initiative, designed to improve quality and cost, gives doctors and patients more control over health care delivery

Posted by Nathan Hope on Apr 11, 2016

Home Health Care Policies: CMS finalizes 2017 payment and policy updates

CMS finalizes 2017 payment and policy updates for Medicare Health and Drug Plans

Posted by Nathan Hope on Apr 6, 2016

Home Health Care Policies: Information on Select Alternative Payment Models

Posted by Nathan Hope on Apr 4, 2016

Home Health Care Policies: Referrals and Kickbacks

Home Health Care Policies- Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals has put the spotlight on the methods home health providers conduct and compensate for referrals. The courts have stated that many may be at risk of violating the Anti-Kickback statute.

On February 10, the U.S. Court of...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Apr 1, 2016

Home Health Care Policies - Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Transparency Data

via CMS.gov

Posted by Nathan Hope on Mar 30, 2016

Home Health Care Policies - CMS Effort to Improve Care for Nursing Facility Residents

Home Health Care Policies: CMS Launches New Effort to Improve Care for Nursing Facility ResidentsNew payment model test for nursing facility care aims to reduce avoidable hospitalizations

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced it will test whether a new...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Mar 28, 2016