Telehealth Clarification at the End of the Public Health Emergency for Home Health and Hospice (VIDEO)

In this Monday Minute, we discuss the official end of the Public Health Emergency on May 11, 2023, causing many of the 1135 waivers to be discontinued on the same day.

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Waivers Ending for Hospice Agencies as the Public Health Emergency is Terminated (VIDEO)

In this Monday Minute, we will talk about the waivers ending for hospice agencies as the Public Health Emergency ends.

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Waivers Ending for Home Health Agencies as the Public Health Emergency is Terminated (VIDEO)

In this week’s Monday Minute, we will talk about the waivers ending for home health agencies as the Public Health Emergency ends.

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Public Health Emergency Planned to End on May 11, 2023 (VIDEO)

In this Monday Minute, we discuss the end of the Public Health Emergency and its impact on telehealth and more.

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The Impact of 2022 Omnibus Legislation on Home Health and Hospice (VIDEO)

In this Monday Minute, we discuss the content of the recently passed Omnibus budget legislation as it relates specifically to Home Health and Hospice.

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Department of Health and Human Services Extends Public Health Emergency to January 11, 2023 (VIDEO)

In this week’s Monday Minute, we discuss the announcement made by the Department of Health and Human Services that the Public Health Emergency has been extended for an additional 90 days.

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Telehealth Used for Face-to-Face to Extend Beyond Termination of the Public Health Emergency (VIDEO)

In this Minute, we will discuss the updated fact sheet related to the Public Health Emergency for the status of waivers for both home health and hospice individually.

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Sequestration is BACK! (VIDEO)

This Monday Minute will review the sequestration deduction that is once again being applied to all Medicare payments.

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Diagnosis Coding Update for April 1, 2022 (VIDEO)

This Monday Minute will briefly review the new ICD-10 Diagnoses related to COVID Vaccinations.

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Care Compare January 2022 Refresh for HHQRP

This Monday Minute will take you through the highlights of the January 2022 Care Compare refresh of data.

We will provide a link to the updated Tips Report which gives you all of the information discussed in this minute plus more.

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Telehealth During the Continuing Public Health Emergency (VIDEO)

This Monday Minute navigates the details of what can and can not be done regarding Telehealth during the current Public Health Emergency.

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Public Health Emergency Extension (VIDEO)

This Monday Minute will highlight the issues related to the Public Health Emergency as it impacts home health and hospice waivers.

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The Extension of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) (VIDEO)

This Monday Minute will review the extension of the Federal Public Health Emergency, share some concerns that may impact agencies at the state level and some very important things to note regarding this extension of the PHE. It was set to expire in October of 2021 but now has been extended to the third week of January of 2022.

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Phase 4 Provider Relief Funds and 60-day Grace Period (VIDEO)

This Monday Minute reviews the content of the HHS announcement regarding the, now available, $25.5 billion in additional provider relief funds. 8 billion of this money is to be given to small providers primarily in rural areas and bonuses will be given to providers that serve primarily Medicaid, CHIP and/or Medicare patients.

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OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (VIDEO)

This minute covers the COVID-19 Healthcare ETS (Emergency Temporary Standard) being officially filed in the Office of the Federal Register on June 17, 2021, and it became effective when it was published on June 21, 2021. Make sure to stay tuned!

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Provider Relief Funds Reporting Update (VIDEO)

This minute covers the HHS revision of the Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements as of June 11, 2021. This new version supersedes all previous versions of the Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements documents. Make sure to stay tuned!

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Increase in COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Payments (VIDEO)

This minute covers the news release from CMS concerning: Medicare Billing for COVID-19 Vaccine Shot Administration. Effective June 8 of 2021, CMS has now approved that the COVID vaccination administration payment is going to be $75 per shot, which is almost double what they had increased it to earlier this year. The emphasis on getting as many people vaccinated as we possibly can is apparent. Make sure to stay tuned!

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Post Payment Reviews Inside the Public Health Emergency (VIDEO)

This minute covers the news release from CMS concerning, MACs Resume Medical Review on a Post-payment Basis. Beginning August 2020, Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) resumed post-payment reviews of items and services with dates of service before March 2020. MACs may now begin conducting post-payment medical reviews for later dates of service. Make sure to stay tuned!

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Emergency Preparedness UPDATE Blog

The Center for Clinical Standards and Quality/Quality, Safety & Oversight Group updated guidance for surveyors in QSO-21-15-ALL which revised emergency preparedness considering the Public Health Emergency (PHE). Emergency Preparedness (EP) takes a front seat with the Pandemic – CMS has revised the EP condition to add elements related to the Public Health Emergency (PHE) and the Pandemic.

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The HEAT Act (VIDEO)

Welcome to Monday Minute with Melinda! This Minute is a call to action regarding the Senate bill the HEAT Act. Please review and participate. Make sure to stay tuned!

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COVID Vaccine Administration Billing Update & Extension of the Public Health Emergency (VIDEO)

Welcome to Monday Minute with Melinda! This session reviews the details of the Condition Code that must be used in billing vaccine administration for Medicare Advantage enrolled patients. Additionally, we touch on the extension of the PHE and corresponding CMS Waivers. Make sure to stay tuned!

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Reporting From The Vaccine Frontline

“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

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COVID-19 Coding Changes

It remains challenging to code COVID-19 for patients, as there are so many variations seen, especially as time goes on.   However, as of January 1, 2021, we have new diagnosis codes that are to be used for COVID-19 patients. They don’t include all of the patient scenarios for the conditions seen after COVID but it is a start.

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Medicare Regulatory Update (VIDEO)

Welcome to Monday Minute with Melinda! This video clip will provides an update on Sequestration claims hold, Advanced & Accelerated Payments & Provider Relief Funds! Make sure to stay tuned!

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Accelerated and Advance Payment Recoupment to Begin (VIDEO)

Welcome to Monday Minute with Melinda! This video clip will recap the process of Medicare recouping the Accelerated and Advance Payments from 2020. Make sure to stay tuned!

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COVID-19 Vaccine Administration (VIDEO)

Welcome to Monday Minute with Melinda! This week’s video clip will discuss the billing and reimbursement for COVID-19 Vaccine Administration. Make sure to stay tuned!

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Revisions to Infection Control and Practices during COVID-19 PHE

The Center for Clinical Standards and Quality/Quality, Safety & Oversight Group released a QSO-21-08-NLTC (Non Long Term Care) on December 30, 2020 to State Survey Agency Directors. This QSO revised the COVID-19 Focused Infection Control (FIC) Survey Tool for Acute and Continuing Care, of which home health and hospice are a part.

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COVID-19: Interim Final Rule & What It Means for Home Health

There have been two Interim Final Rules, the most recent on May 1, that have been issued by CMS during this historic pandemic of the century. This Public Health Emergency (PHE) has taken the full focus of national officials and in the process, there have been sweeping concessions for healthcare, some permanent and others temporary.

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COVID-19: Emergency Financial Relief for Home Health & Hospice Providers

(UPDATED – 05/14/2020) The CMS Accelerated and Advance Payments Program program was suspended on April 26, 2020 and no further Accelerated Payments are happening at this time. During this Public Health Emergency (PHE) there are several avenues of obtaining cash to keep your agency going. This article addresses two of those. The Accelerated and Advance Payments Program allows agencies to get an advance on Medicare payments and it must be repaid. The other is the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund that is being automatically disbursed. Agencies will not need to repay these funds, however, there are accountability requirements for accepting and using these funds.

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COVID-19: Imperative Home Health and Hospice Updates

This article was last updated on May 7, 2020.

As we are facing the pandemic of the century, home health and hospices are on the frontline of this Public Health Emergency (PHE) along with hospitals, physicians and all other healthcare workers. We at Healthcare Provider Solutions, Inc. would like to take this moment to thank each and every one of you for your true dedication to treating patients and helping the world to be a healthier place. HPS is dedicated to providing the Home Health and Hospice industries with the education and resources necessary to keep you performing at the highest level of success.

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