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With a nationwide shortage of qualified nurses and caregivers in the U.S which has been growing over the last few years, as well as a pandemic creating even more disruption, home health care agency staffs have been pushed to their limits. Attracting and keeping skilled...
As home health care agencies try to achieve compliance with regulatory requirements with regard to Electronic Visit Verification (EVV), agencies in the state of Texas faced a January 2021 deadline for EVV implementation. As one of many states where EVV is currently in play, Texas requirements will need to be met for certain types of care in the state, or agencies will run the risk of rejected payments.
Things Your Agency Should Be Doing To Stay Safe During the COVID-19 Pandemic On New Year’s Day, the Wall Street Journal reported the latest, emerging COVID-19 virus variants. Meanwhile, many countries face a second surge of coronavirus infections. This startling news leaves many agency owners and...
EVV has been mandated for the state of Georgia. When is its official start date? What types of services are covered under the requirements? What model of state EVV does Georgia fall under? What kind of data must be transmitted for each visit? Is the state providing a free EVV system? Can I use my current EVV software and still be compliant? In this blog you will find information and answers to each of those questions and more...
EVV has been mandated for the state of Missouri with a 2021 start date for some agency types. Electronic visit verification is required for all Medicaid Personal care services administered within the state. When is the official start date? What specific types of care and organizations does it apply to, and what are the requirements? Are agencies free to use any EVV system? In this blog we will explore and answer all of those questions as we focus on all aspects of Missouri Electronic Visit Verification
Shelter-in-Place. Self-quarantine. Telehealth. Work-from-home. Zoom Meetings. Microsoft Teams. Google Hangouts. Conference Calls. Limited gatherings. COVID-19. Today’s home healthcare seems to reflect all the above changing work environments. We have seen the impact on patient care and the quick implementation of telehealth visits for home health in the name of flattening the curve, but the impact of COVID-19 goes beyond our patients.
EVV has been mandated for 2021 and beyond in New Jersey with a 2021 start date for some agency types. When is the official start date? What types of care and organizations does it apply to, and what are the requirements? What company is the state approved aggregator and is NJ an open model state in terms of the EVV system your agency has to use? We'll get to the bottom of all these questions and provide answers in this edition of the ALORA blog with a spotlight on New Jersey Electronic Visit Verification
Electronic Visit Verification has been mandated in the state of North Carolina with a 2021 start date for some agency types. When is the official start date? What types of care and organizations does it apply to, and what are the requirements? Is NC an open model state in terms of the EVV system agencies have to implement? We will answer these questions and many more as we focus on NCDHHS EVV information.
On November 4, 2020 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rule for 2021. Overall the changes this year were minimal since this was the first year for the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and there is not enough data to support significant changes. Furthermore, the COVID pandemic affected industry operations which mitigated reform to the PDGM payment structure. Agencies should review the changes affecting their operations from the fifty-nine-page rule, but here is a quick glance at the updates:
States may be complicating non-physician certifications in home health care, as hospitalizations and homecare needs rise. In this edition of the Homecare Software blog...the CARES Act has made it possible for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists to certify eligibility for home health. This has facilitated movement in the home health care industry towards eliminating Medicare’s rigid physician certification requirements and policies. Congress first warmed to the idea of allowing non-physician certification in the early spring just as the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to surge. At the end of the day, in spite of the federal government’s efforts, states by law have the final say when it comes to making these overtures into reality.