Recent changes to OASIS C2 – the Outcome and Assessment Information Set – are not making things easier for home
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Hospitals Can Use QAPI Worksheet and CoPs to Prepare for Surveys
When CMS shows up at a hospital’s door, the hospital staff needs to be able to show that it’s in
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How to Start Building Your Telehealth Practice
Twenty years ago, telehealth was more concept than reality, popular among visionaries but absent from most doctors’ offices. Today, telehealth
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Home Health Providers Must Have Emergency Plans in Place by November
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) new rule “Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and
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HHS Puts Brakes on Gender Provisions of Nondiscrimination Final Rule
Federally funded healthcare services for gender transitioning and women’s services remain on ice while the Department of Health and Human
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CMS CoPs Affect Hospitals’ Credentialing of Dieticians
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has increased its surveillance activity of hospitals and updated its Conditions of
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Republicans Fail to ‘Repeal & Replace’ Obamacare: What’s Next?
After months of wrangling, Republicans in the U.S. Senate on July 18 announced more defectors who said they would not
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Physicians Can Earn Extra Revenue With a Compliant DME Program
Physician practices’ reimbursements are shrinking from all insurance companies, especially Medicare. Patient loads are smaller and operating costs are skyrocketing
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Is Your Hospital Prepared for a Survey on Infection Control CoPs?
About a year ago, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its finalized infection control worksheet for surveyors
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How to Prepare for the New Home Health CoP Changes
The home health care industry has not seen a change in Medicare’s Conditions of Participation (CoPs) in three decades. However,
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