CMS has issued the Final Home Health PPS Rules & Rates
for 2016 late Thursday October 29th.
This is the second of several email alerts that we will publish this
week on the information contained in the proposed rules & rates for
2016. Listed below are the national 60
day episode payment rates. Remember
these must be adjusted by wage index and case mix.
Description 2016
Rates 2015 Rates Decrease
Urban Rate
Quality Data Submitted $2,965.12 $2,961.38 $3.74
Urban Rate
Quality Data Not Submitted $2,906.92 $2,903.37 $3.55
Rural Rate
Quality Data Submitted $3,054.07 $3,050.22 $3.85
Rural Rate
Quality Data Not Submitted $2,994.13 $2,990.47 $3.66
CMS has also
finalized the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model. The states that have been selected for the
HHVP Model are Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, North
Carolina, Tennessee, or Washington you will be required to participate in the
model beginning on January 1, 2016.
Actually they have already been collecting data for their base year
which will be 2015.
If you are
located in one of the 9 states listed above you have 60 days to be ready for
HHVPM to begin. We have two timely One
Day Seminars that will give you the information you need to prepare for the
changes. They are titled Winning
Strategies – Home Health Value Based Payments.
The first seminar will be held in Louisville, KY on November 10th. The second seminar will be held in Orlando,
FL on November 17th. The
seminar topics are:
Understanding the
Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model
How to Succeed Under
Home Health Value Based Purchasing
Review of Final Home
Health Rules and Rates for 2016
SMART Marketing to
Grow and Prosper
We are pleased to offer $100 per person
discount off the current rate because of a sponsorship by TurboQuisine. The discounted rate including the $100
discount is $269 for the first person
and $199 for additional people from
the same agency.
We have a
Temporary Link to the Final Rule because the final rule will not be published
in the Federal Register until November 5th.
We developed
a free 10 minute video that could help you to solve 5 major issues impacting
your home health agency. We have always
tried to have our clients, seminar attendees and friends to learn to think
outside the box. This video really hits
on that point. Watch the video and let
us know your opinion.
For more
information please use the following link
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