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Hospice Billing Compliance: The Latest PEPPER Updates

Relias

The provider-specific PEPPER analyzes Medicare data and statistics from discharges and services compared with every hospice nationwide. In a recent joint webinar from Relias and Weatherbee Resources , Weatherbee Principal Carrie Cooley, MSN, RN, emphasized that each organization must confidently analyze its PEPPER. Live discharges.

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Partnering With Hospitals Can Boost SNF Referrals

Relias

A CarePort report found that more patients prefer to receive post-acute care at home instead of in nursing homes and SNFs. But it is important for hospital case managers to explain that they’re working with those facilities to manage their cases and ensure they meet standards of care. So volume is very important to them.”

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Home Health Agencies Face Growing Competition as Value-Based Purchasing Expands Nationally

Relias

A recent Relias webinar on HHVBP indicated that the total Medicare spending reduction in the program’s first five years (2016-2020) resulted in a $942.2 It’s a zero-sum game,” said SimiTree Director of Operations Consulting John Rabbia, PT, PT, MS, MBA, COS-C, at the Relias webinar. Discharged to community.