I have been
quite disappointed with the home health industry lately. Medicare continues to make enormous changes
to the rules and regulations and it appears either everybody is asleep at the
switch or they just don’t care. We had two
one-day seminars regarding the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model and how
to make the necessary changes for home health agencies to succeed. I know it is fall and it was only a one-day
seminar, but the attendance was lower than expected. We held a seminar in Louisville, KY as a
central point for Tennessee, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and North Carolina. We also held a seminar in Orlando, FL mainly
for the state of Florida.
I was
astonished that only one home health agency in Florida attended the meeting in
Orlando, but we had people come from Arizona, Nebraska and many other
states. The Home Health Value-Based
Purchasing Model program starts for 9 states effective on January 1, 2016,
which is less than two months from today.
The states are Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, Florida,
Washington, Arizona, Iowa, Nebraska, and Tennessee.
CMS is
determined to have most of all future Medicare payments based on outcomes. This Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model
will probably spread to all states by 2019 or 2020. I know that most of are overwhelmed by all of
the changes, but we must adapt to meet the changes or we will be forced out of
business.
I have been
involved in the Medicare program for over 30 years and have seen tremendous
amounts of change, but I have not seen so much change in such a short period of
time. Just think about Face-To Face,
ZIPCs, RACs, ICD-10-CM, New Wage & Hour Laws, and now Value-Based
Payments.
You will
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