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VNAA Analyzes House Tri-Committee Health Reform Bill to Identify Impacts on Nonprofit Home Heath...
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Jul 20th, 2009
The House of Representatives introduced the Tri-Committee health reform bill entitled the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009" last week. The House bill followed virtually all the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommendations in an effort to finance major health care...
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Becoming a "Clinical Center of Excellence"
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Mar 16th, 2009
A few weeks ago, there was interest on the VNAA's listserv's in determining if there was an authoritative, official definition of a "Clinical Center of Excellence" and if so, who the official body was that regulated the use of that title. If there is a consensus about what the term means, then it...
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Merrimack Valley Hospice Expressive Therapy Program
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Feb 23rd, 2009
Merrimack Valley Hospice in Lawrence, Mass., is the only hospice in their region currently using expressive therapy for end-of-life care.
Traditional hospice care allows individuals the opportunity to live life to its fullest without pain, with choices, dignity, and family support. Utilizing...
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VNAA Offers Members Sit and Be Fit Free Education Material
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Jan 26th, 2009
To assist your agency in improving health and functional outcomes of patients, VNAA is offering members a free education resource, the Sit and Be Fit DVD. Sit and Be Fit is a nonprofit organization that produces the health and fitness television series, Sit and Be Fit. The program, hosted by...
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New 2009 HCPCS Code Sets For Free
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Nov 10th, 2008
CMS released the 2009 version of the official HCPCS codes. They are available for free on the CMS Website. They are not as attractively presented as the privately published books that are sold each year, but they are free and provide useful information. The official 2009 HCPCS Code Sets are...
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Another Home Health PPS Glitch
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Sep 15th, 2008
CMS has advised VNAA of another glitch in the home health PPS payment system. This one fortunately is not resulting in erroneous payments, just failing to create a record when a PPS claim is recoded in processing and thus paid at a different amount. If you are among the VNAs who have received a...
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