by John Reisinger | Sep 6, 2022 | CMS Proposed Rules, CMS Rule Making, Home Health PPS Rule, The Rule-Making Process, Uncategorized
And how we can impact the rules proposed by CMS Introduction The Rule-Making Process is one that all of us in the Home Health (HH) Industry should be acutely aware of. Unfortunately, it’s not as well know as what it should be. The Rule-Making Process (for us in HH)...
by John Reisinger | Jun 30, 2020 | CMS Proposed Rules, CMS Rule Making, Federal Register, Home Health PPS Rule, The Rule-Making Process, Uncategorized
First, I’d like to talk about what is called: the Rule Making Process. The Rule Making Process is what occurs to get a Proposed Rule finalized. For Medicare, CMS is the agency that proposes a rule; for example, the Proposed HH PPS Rule for CY 2021. CMS...
by John Reisinger | Feb 7, 2020 | CMS Rule Making, Financial Management, Home Health PPS Rule, Resource Utilization
A Common Misconception I am writing this post to clarify what seems to be a common misconception throughout the home health industry; something that I have heard dozens of times so far this year (and we’re only into early Feb) and that is: With the...
by John Reisinger | Feb 7, 2020 | Budgeting and Forecasting, Budgeting in Home Health, CMS Rule Making, Episodic Budgeting, Financial Management, Home Health PPS Rule, the Change in the PPS Payment Rates, The Rule-Making Process
food for thought As a financial consultant to the home health industry, I like to periodically share a free nugget or two of information, and today, I want to say something about the LUPA Thresholds under PDGM. There have been several significant changes regarding the...
by John Reisinger | Feb 27, 2017 | Financial Analysis, Financial Fundamentals, Financial Management, Home Health PPS Rule
Do HH PPS Payment Rates Impact Your non-Medicare Profitability? Home Health (HH) PPS payment rates to the industry are updated every year by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). How often are your non-Medicare payment rates updated? If your Home...
by John Reisinger | Feb 16, 2017 | Mandated Demonstrations, Value-Based Purchasing, Value-Based Purchasing Demonstration
Are they the same thing? There is a misunderstanding in the home health industry that the Value-Based Purchasing Demonstration is in fact Pay-for-Performance; albeit under a different title. Well, that perception is incorrect. The Value-Based Purchasing Demonstration...
