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VNAA Meets with House Ways and Means Staff to Seek Support for Moratorium on Hospice Cut
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Jul 7th, 2008
VNAA staff met with the Chief of Staff for House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stark (D-CA), Debbie Curtis, and subcommittee advisor Jennifer Friedman, to gain Chairman Stark's support for imposing a legislative moratorium on the proposed regulatory cut to hospice payments in the...
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Hospice Conditions of Participation, Step 4: Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI)
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Jul 7th, 2008
As highlighted by CMS staff in the recent VNAA teleconference training on the new hospice COPs. Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement is a major thrust in the new rules. One can clearly see in this requirement, when combined with the new standardized assessment provisions, an intent to...
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Caregiver Resources
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Mar 17th, 2008
Patient Caregiver Information, Caregiver Resources, FAQ, Home Care, Home Health Care Agency, Home health care, local VNA, VNA. Caregiver Resources. American Red Cross Information. Anthrax Questions & Answers. Feelings. Helping Children. Terrorism. Association Links. Alzheimer's Disease and Related...
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CMS Publishes Hospice Guide
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Feb 4th, 2008
CMS recently published a brief summary of the Medicare hospice benefit that may be useful yet limited to the professional community. Because of its level of detail, it would provide a good introduction to Medicare hospice for staff who are new or who have limited knowledge of the Medicare...
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CMS Expands Hospice Billing Q and A’s
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Jan 7th, 2008
CMS issued another list of Q and A’s related to the expanded hospice billing requirements that went into effect last week as voluntary reporting standards and which will be required in all Medicare Hospice billings effective July 1, 2008. The only new question being addressed responds to the...
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Hospice Billing Changes Explained in Expanded Questions and Answers from CMS
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Nov 26th, 2007
Although CMS responded to requests from VNAA and others to delay the mandatory reporting changes on Medicare Hospice Billing, the changes will be required by July 1, and would be welcome by CMS in January 2008. CMS has just alerted VNAA that it has expanded the list of questions and answers on...
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