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Home Health Policies: New Quality Measures to Nursing Home Compare

Home Health Policies: CMS Adds New Quality Measures to Nursing Home CompareLargest addition of quality measures to Nursing Home Compare since 2003

Posted by Nathan Hope on Apr 27, 2016

Home Health Policies: 2017 Policy Changes for Medicare Inpatient Rehab

Home Health Care Policies: Proposed Fiscal Year 2017 Payment and Policy Changes for Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CMS-1647-P)

Posted by Nathan Hope on Apr 25, 2016

Home Health Policies: Proposed Updates to Payment Rates for Medicare Hospice

Home Health Care Policies: CMS Proposes Updates to the Wage Index and Payment Rates for the Medicare Hospice Benefit

Posted by Nathan Hope on Apr 22, 2016

Home Health Policies: Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative

Home Health Care Policies: Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative (BPCI) (Updated from August 13, 2015)

Posted by Nathan Hope on Apr 18, 2016

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