Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model Review - 7/14/2015

I have spent a week reviewing the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model to develop my presentation for our Cutting Edge Home Health Leadership Summit in Maui at the Wailea Beach Marriott Resort and Spa on August 12^th to 14^th.  One of the most difficult parts was to change the techno babble into terms we can all understand.  The presentation explains the state selection process, identifies the nine states that have been selected, the Four Quality Measure categories, the Quality Measures that will be used, the point scoring methodology, and how the scoring will impact home health payments of the agencies selected to participate in the model.  Remember if you are in one of the nine states selected you will required to participate in the demonstration beginning on January 1, 2016.

These are the proposed rules, but I do not expect any major changes in the final rule.  If you are in one of the nine states chosen you are already involved in the demonstration because FY 2015 is the base year for the model.  I recommend you to learn as much about the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model as possible.  Even if your state has not been chosen you should know how the model impact home health, because it probably will be the basis for all future home health payments.

We will discuss the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model and the Proposed Home Health PPS Rules & Rates for 2016 in detail in two of our sessions at our Cutting Edge Home Health Leadership Summit that will be held at the Wailea Beach Marriott Resort and Spa on August 12^th to 14^th.   We have spoken to the hotel and extended the cutoff for reservation to July 16^th.  This will be the last extension given by the hotel.  Reservations made after this date will be based on hotel availability any could be at a higher rate.  To help home health agencies with the cost of registration we will extend the $1,099 for the first person and $949 for additional person’s registration until July 16^th.   We highly recommend you attend this seminar.  It will give you an opportunity to prepare for the drastic changes that will occur for the home health industry.

To view the rule please go to:

 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-07-10/pdf/2015-16790.pdf