AllCliniciansHome HealthOutpatient TherapyRegulatoryRevenue Cycle ManagementSkilled Nursing CMS Releases FY 2021 Hospice Final Rule August 7, 2020 CMS , Hospice , Regulatory CMS Releases FY 2021 SNF PPS Final Rule August 5, 2020 CMS , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing Being HIPAA Compliant in a Changing World of Healthcare July 30, 2020 Clinicians , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing , Telehealth HHS Secretary Extends COVID-19 Public Health Emergency July 24, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing CMS to Resume Medical Review Activity August 3, 2020 July 10, 2020 CMS , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing Protecting our patients and colleagues from discrimination July 2, 2020 Clinicians [Updated] CMS Releases CY 2021 Home Health PPS Proposed Rule July 2, 2020 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory Telehealth and Patient Financial Engagement June 18, 2020 Regulatory , Telehealth [NEW White Paper] Benefits of Diversification in Post-Acute Care June 18, 2020 Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing TRICARE: No Coverage for TENS for LBP; No Coverage for Dry Needling June 4, 2020 Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory CMS (FINALLY) Clarifies Telehealth and Institutional Providers of Outpatient Therapy May 28, 2020 CMS , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing , Telehealth [UPDATED] Guide to Telehealth & Other Communication Technology-Based Services May 28, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , Outpatient , Regulatory , Telehealth [UPDATED] CMS Clarifies Institutional Providers May Bill E-visits, Virtual Check-ins, Telephone Assessments May 27, 2020 CMS , Outpatient , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing , Telehealth CMS Delays the Release of Updated MDS, OASIS, IRF-PAI, and LTCH CARE Data Set May 14, 2020 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing New G-codes for Maintenance Performed in Home Health by Assistants May 5, 2020 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory The Importance of Staying Connected with Your Patients Amidst COVID-19 (and how to do it) May 5, 2020 Outpatient Therapy , Telehealth CMS Releases Second Interim Final Rule and Additional Waivers May 4, 2020 CMS , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing , Telehealth [UPDATED] CMS Releases FY 2021 Hospice Proposed Rule April 24, 2020 CMS , Hospice , Regulatory [UPDATED] CMS Releases FY 2021 SNF Proposed Rule April 24, 2020 CMS , PDPM , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing [UPDATED] Department of Defense Releases Final Rule Regarding PTAs and OTAs and TRICARE April 23, 2020 Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources Surprising Changes to CMS NCCI Procedure to Procedure (PTP) Edits with April 2020 Update April 23, 2020 CMS , Outpatient , Regulatory CMS Releases FY 2021 IRF Proposed Rule April 20, 2020 CMS , Regulatory CMS Stimulus Benefits in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak April 10, 2020 CMS , Home Health , Outpatient , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing [Fast Facts] Telehealth April 7, 2020 Regulatory , Telehealth Interim Final Rule: Revisions due to COVID-19 PHE April 7, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , Regulatory , Telehealth [Fast Facts] Therapy Assistant Modifiers March 30, 2020 Regulatory Broadened Access Under Medicare Part B: Telehealth and E-visits March 24, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Telehealth CMS Postpones 2019 MIPS Data Submission Deadline March 23, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , MIPS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources Telehealth Resources Amidst COVID-19 March 18, 2020 Clinicians , Contract Therapy , Home Health , Hospice , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing , Telehealth MIPS Scoring for PT/OT/ST in 2020 March 17, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , MIPS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources MIPS 2020: Improvement Activities March 10, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , MIPS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory Resources [UPDATED] CMS Removes 97530/97150 and PT/OT Eval Coding Edits Effective January 1 March 10, 2020 CMS , Regulatory Physician E/M Codes and the 8% Cut… March 10, 2020 CMS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory Resources HHS Releases CMS and ONC Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rules March 9, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , Outpatient , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing Leveraging HIPAA to Achieve Success in 2020 March 4, 2020 Clinicians , Contract Therapy , Home Health , Hospice , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing United Healthcare to Implement CCI Edits February 12, 2020 CMS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory Resources Humana Requires CQ/CO Modifiers Effective January 1, 2020 January 22, 2020 Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory Resources CMS Updates MIPS Resources for 2019 Data Submission January 13, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , MIPS , Regulatory Resources CMS Releases MIPS Results for Performance Year 2018 January 8, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , MIPS , Regulatory Resources CMS Posts 2019 MIPS Opt-in and Voluntary Reporting Election Toolkit December 19, 2019 CMS , MIPS , Regulatory The Time Is Now: Realizing the Full Potential of AI in Healthcare December 12, 2019 Clinicians , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy Interoperability: Are we there yet? December 5, 2019 Clinicians , Regulatory CY 2020 HH PPS Final Rule Summary November 21, 2019 CMS , Home Health , PDGM , Regulatory Home Infusion Therapy Benefit November 21, 2019 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources PTA/OTA Modifiers – Final Rule Update November 20, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources CY 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Summary November 20, 2019 CMS , MIPS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources MIPS Updates for Performance Year 2020 and Beyond November 20, 2019 CMS , MIPS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources Top HIPAA Compliance Pitfalls to Avoid November 20, 2019 Clinicians , Contract Therapy , Home Health , Hospice , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing The impact of PDPM on Clinical Education November 5, 2019 Clinicians , Outpatient , PDPM , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing CMS Releases 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule November 1, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources CMS Releases 2020 Home Health PPS Final Rule November 1, 2019 CMS , Home Health , PDGM , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources CMS and OIG Release Proposed Rules Aimed at Reforming Stark and Anti-Kickback October 16, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources The Benefits Of Speech Recognition In Post-Acute Healthcare October 15, 2019 Clinicians , Home Health , Skilled Nursing CMS Announces Expansion of HH Review Choice Demonstration October 4, 2019 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory Resources HealthcareNOW Radio: Casamba SVP discusses payment models and post-acute care September 16, 2019 Clinicians , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Skilled Nursing CMS Posts Revised PDPM Resources September 4, 2019 CMS , PDGM , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing CMS Hosts PDGM National Provider Call August 26, 2019 CMS , PDGM , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing New CMS Proposal on Therapy Assistant Cut Runs Counter to CMS’ Patients Over Paperwork Initiative August 15, 2019 CMS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources CMS Releases IRF PPS Final Rule August 6, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources Are You Ready for Value-Based Post-Acute Care? August 6, 2019 Home Health CMS Releases FY 2020 Hospice Final Rule August 2, 2019 CMS , Hospice , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources CMS Releases FY 2020 SNF PPS Final Rule July 31, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing CMS Releases Final Rule: Requirements for Arbitration Agreements July 18, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing CMS Releases Proposed Rule that Makes Changes to Requirements of Participation for LTC Facilities July 18, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing How to Prepare for Successful PDGM June 13, 2019 Home Health , PDGM , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources Measuring Readmissions in the SNF June 12, 2019 Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing CMS Issued Resource Guides on the Quality Payment Program June 11, 2019 CMS , MIPS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources New MLN Booklet on Outpatient Rehab Documentation Requirements June 6, 2019 CMS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources The Necessary Evolution of Analytics June 3, 2019 Skilled Nursing What Occupational Therapists Need to Know about PDGM in Home Health May 9, 2019 Home Health , PDGM , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources Home PT Lowers Rehospitalization Rates May 1, 2019 Clinicians , Home Health The Impact of Fear of Falling April 24, 2019 Clinicians , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Skilled Nursing Are You Incorporating the Latest Fitness Technology into Your Patient Treatment Plans? April 17, 2019 Clinicians , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Skilled Nursing Maximizing PDGM for Optimal Business Results April 8, 2019 Home Health , PDGM , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources 6 Must-Have Features For Home Healthcare and Hospice EMR Software April 3, 2019 Home Health , PDGM , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources MIPS: Opt-In and Voluntary Reporting Policy March 25, 2019 MIPS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources The CMS’s Review Choice Demonstration is Coming March 18, 2019 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources MIPS: Clarifying Some of the Confusion March 13, 2019 MIPS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources Preparing for PDGM March 12, 2019 PDGM , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources [VIDEO] Pro-Active Physical Therapy Customer February 21, 2019 MIPS , Outpatient Therapy , Revenue Cycle Management Getting ready for Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) implementation? January 29, 2019 CMS , PDPM , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources CMS Releases 2019 Home Health Final Rule: Change is Coming… January 18, 2019 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory Resources Section GG: What’s all the fuss about? January 15, 2019 PDPM , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing [UPDATE] Therapy Associations Release Joint Statement on Use of Students in Hospitals/Inpatient Rehab Facilities January 15, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing [VIDEO] Casamba President Billie Nutter Discusses Issues in Post-Acute Care January 8, 2019 Skilled Nursing What Makes a Good RCM Partner January 7, 2019 Outpatient Therapy , Revenue Cycle Management
Being HIPAA Compliant in a Changing World of Healthcare July 30, 2020 Clinicians , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing , Telehealth
HHS Secretary Extends COVID-19 Public Health Emergency July 24, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing
CMS to Resume Medical Review Activity August 3, 2020 July 10, 2020 CMS , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing
[Updated] CMS Releases CY 2021 Home Health PPS Proposed Rule July 2, 2020 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory
[NEW White Paper] Benefits of Diversification in Post-Acute Care June 18, 2020 Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing
TRICARE: No Coverage for TENS for LBP; No Coverage for Dry Needling June 4, 2020 Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory
CMS (FINALLY) Clarifies Telehealth and Institutional Providers of Outpatient Therapy May 28, 2020 CMS , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing , Telehealth
[UPDATED] Guide to Telehealth & Other Communication Technology-Based Services May 28, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , Outpatient , Regulatory , Telehealth
[UPDATED] CMS Clarifies Institutional Providers May Bill E-visits, Virtual Check-ins, Telephone Assessments May 27, 2020 CMS , Outpatient , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing , Telehealth
CMS Delays the Release of Updated MDS, OASIS, IRF-PAI, and LTCH CARE Data Set May 14, 2020 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing
New G-codes for Maintenance Performed in Home Health by Assistants May 5, 2020 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory
The Importance of Staying Connected with Your Patients Amidst COVID-19 (and how to do it) May 5, 2020 Outpatient Therapy , Telehealth
CMS Releases Second Interim Final Rule and Additional Waivers May 4, 2020 CMS , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing , Telehealth
[UPDATED] CMS Releases FY 2021 SNF Proposed Rule April 24, 2020 CMS , PDPM , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing
[UPDATED] Department of Defense Releases Final Rule Regarding PTAs and OTAs and TRICARE April 23, 2020 Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
Surprising Changes to CMS NCCI Procedure to Procedure (PTP) Edits with April 2020 Update April 23, 2020 CMS , Outpatient , Regulatory
CMS Stimulus Benefits in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak April 10, 2020 CMS , Home Health , Outpatient , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing
Interim Final Rule: Revisions due to COVID-19 PHE April 7, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , Regulatory , Telehealth
Broadened Access Under Medicare Part B: Telehealth and E-visits March 24, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Telehealth
CMS Postpones 2019 MIPS Data Submission Deadline March 23, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , MIPS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
Telehealth Resources Amidst COVID-19 March 18, 2020 Clinicians , Contract Therapy , Home Health , Hospice , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing , Telehealth
MIPS Scoring for PT/OT/ST in 2020 March 17, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , MIPS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
MIPS 2020: Improvement Activities March 10, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , MIPS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory Resources
[UPDATED] CMS Removes 97530/97150 and PT/OT Eval Coding Edits Effective January 1 March 10, 2020 CMS , Regulatory
HHS Releases CMS and ONC Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rules March 9, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , Outpatient , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing
Leveraging HIPAA to Achieve Success in 2020 March 4, 2020 Clinicians , Contract Therapy , Home Health , Hospice , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Skilled Nursing
United Healthcare to Implement CCI Edits February 12, 2020 CMS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory Resources
Humana Requires CQ/CO Modifiers Effective January 1, 2020 January 22, 2020 Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory Resources
CMS Updates MIPS Resources for 2019 Data Submission January 13, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , MIPS , Regulatory Resources
CMS Releases MIPS Results for Performance Year 2018 January 8, 2020 Clinicians , CMS , MIPS , Regulatory Resources
CMS Posts 2019 MIPS Opt-in and Voluntary Reporting Election Toolkit December 19, 2019 CMS , MIPS , Regulatory
The Time Is Now: Realizing the Full Potential of AI in Healthcare December 12, 2019 Clinicians , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy
Home Infusion Therapy Benefit November 21, 2019 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
CY 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Summary November 20, 2019 CMS , MIPS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
MIPS Updates for Performance Year 2020 and Beyond November 20, 2019 CMS , MIPS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
Top HIPAA Compliance Pitfalls to Avoid November 20, 2019 Clinicians , Contract Therapy , Home Health , Hospice , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing
The impact of PDPM on Clinical Education November 5, 2019 Clinicians , Outpatient , PDPM , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing
CMS Releases 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule November 1, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
CMS Releases 2020 Home Health PPS Final Rule November 1, 2019 CMS , Home Health , PDGM , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
CMS and OIG Release Proposed Rules Aimed at Reforming Stark and Anti-Kickback October 16, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
The Benefits Of Speech Recognition In Post-Acute Healthcare October 15, 2019 Clinicians , Home Health , Skilled Nursing
CMS Announces Expansion of HH Review Choice Demonstration October 4, 2019 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory Resources
HealthcareNOW Radio: Casamba SVP discusses payment models and post-acute care September 16, 2019 Clinicians , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Skilled Nursing
CMS Posts Revised PDPM Resources September 4, 2019 CMS , PDGM , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing
CMS Hosts PDGM National Provider Call August 26, 2019 CMS , PDGM , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing
New CMS Proposal on Therapy Assistant Cut Runs Counter to CMS’ Patients Over Paperwork Initiative August 15, 2019 CMS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
CMS Releases FY 2020 Hospice Final Rule August 2, 2019 CMS , Hospice , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
CMS Releases FY 2020 SNF PPS Final Rule July 31, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing
CMS Releases Final Rule: Requirements for Arbitration Agreements July 18, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing
CMS Releases Proposed Rule that Makes Changes to Requirements of Participation for LTC Facilities July 18, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing
How to Prepare for Successful PDGM June 13, 2019 Home Health , PDGM , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
CMS Issued Resource Guides on the Quality Payment Program June 11, 2019 CMS , MIPS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
New MLN Booklet on Outpatient Rehab Documentation Requirements June 6, 2019 CMS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
What Occupational Therapists Need to Know about PDGM in Home Health May 9, 2019 Home Health , PDGM , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
The Impact of Fear of Falling April 24, 2019 Clinicians , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Skilled Nursing
Are You Incorporating the Latest Fitness Technology into Your Patient Treatment Plans? April 17, 2019 Clinicians , Home Health , Outpatient Therapy , Skilled Nursing
Maximizing PDGM for Optimal Business Results April 8, 2019 Home Health , PDGM , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
6 Must-Have Features For Home Healthcare and Hospice EMR Software April 3, 2019 Home Health , PDGM , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
MIPS: Opt-In and Voluntary Reporting Policy March 25, 2019 MIPS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
The CMS’s Review Choice Demonstration is Coming March 18, 2019 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
MIPS: Clarifying Some of the Confusion March 13, 2019 MIPS , Outpatient Therapy , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
[VIDEO] Pro-Active Physical Therapy Customer February 21, 2019 MIPS , Outpatient Therapy , Revenue Cycle Management
Getting ready for Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) implementation? January 29, 2019 CMS , PDPM , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources
CMS Releases 2019 Home Health Final Rule: Change is Coming… January 18, 2019 CMS , Home Health , Regulatory Resources
Section GG: What’s all the fuss about? January 15, 2019 PDPM , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing
[UPDATE] Therapy Associations Release Joint Statement on Use of Students in Hospitals/Inpatient Rehab Facilities January 15, 2019 CMS , Regulatory , Regulatory Resources , Skilled Nursing
[VIDEO] Casamba President Billie Nutter Discusses Issues in Post-Acute Care January 8, 2019 Skilled Nursing
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![[UPDATED] CMS Releases FY 2021 Hospice Proposed Rule](https://casamba.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CMS-Releases-FY-2021-Hospice-Proposed-Rule-300x145.jpeg)
![[UPDATED] CMS Releases FY 2021 SNF Proposed Rule](https://casamba.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CMS-Releases-FY-2021-SNF-Proposed-Rule-300x145.jpeg)
![[UPDATED] Department of Defense Releases Final Rule Regarding PTAs and OTAs and TRICARE](https://casamba.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Department-of-Defense-Releases-Final-Rule-Regarding-PTAs-and-OTAs-and-TRICARE-300x160.jpg)
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