Tuesday, November 10, 2026 - Updated Daily
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 - Updated Daily
Within the past two weeks, CMS released data from 1998 to 2008 for length of stay and diagnosis trends. What is interesting to note is the utilization trends (length of stay and numbers) over the…
Healthcare is a risky business; particularly in heavily regulated environments such as nursing homes and home health and hospice. The fact that a certain level of risk is omnipresent means that the opportunity constantly exists…
In a post I wrote at the end of July concerning CMS’ 2010 rate announcement and compliance and regulatory trends, I indicated how the OIG was becoming more vigilant in reviewing hospice utilization, lengths of…
In March, I wrote about the MedPAC recommendations to change the Medicare Hospice program and payment system. Yesterday, CMS announced the final (2010) payment for Hospice as well as the implementation structure of some key…
This seemed to be a natural successor topic to my last post, “Why Quality Matters”; principally arising out of recent press releases from the OIG. For example, in June the OIG reported that it had…
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