by John Reisinger | Mar 12, 2017 | CMS Rule Making, Federal Register
The Rule-Making Process is an opportunity presented to us in the home health industry to submit comments and/or concerns to CMS to try to influence a Proposed Rule or Regulation. The Rule-Making Process: An Unknown Opportunity I have worked in the Home Health &...
by John Reisinger | Mar 29, 2016 | CMS Proposed Rules, Prior Authorizations for Home Health Services
Following is a copy of the comments that I submitted regarding the CMS proposal of establishing a Prior Authorization Requirement for all home health services in the five states noted (FL, TX, IL, MI & MA). I give anyone/everyone free rights to use my comments...
by John Reisinger | Oct 30, 2015 | 2016 HH PPS Rule, FINAL Rule for 2016, Home Health PPS Rule
CMS has issued the pre-publication version of: CY 2016 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; and Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements today (10/29/15) at 4:15 pm. This is available at the Federal Register...
by John Reisinger | Aug 16, 2015 | Financial Fundamentals
Financial Fundamentals in Home Health: where have they gone? Financial Fundamentals in Home Health have greatly deteriorated since the inception of PPS. To succeed, HHAs will have to re-introduce them to their operations. Most HHAs do have some level of financial...
by John Reisinger | Aug 15, 2015 | 2016 HH PPS Rule, 2016 PPS Payment Rates
With the publication of the Proposed Rule for CY 2016, back on July 10, 2015, the information necessary for calculating the changes in the 2016 PPS Payment Rates has been available. There’s a lot going on in this rule, but it ultimately boils down to...
