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Justice Department Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Home Health Agency Over PPP Loans

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How Medicaid Fraud Accusations Turned into PPP Loan False Statements In April of 2020, like many other healthcare providers, an Idaho-based home health agency applied for a PPP loan during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. million in PPP loans, much of which was forgiven by the Small Business Administration (SBA).

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Connecting the dots with cannabis care

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Kim King Kim King, MSN, FNP-C, who consults on cannabis care through her business, Thrive to Care and Wellness Education Consulting, hopes to see cannabis education added to nursing program curricula in the next 5 years. We’ve got to educate all nurses, from LPNs to RNs to APRNs,” she said. It needs to go further,” she said.

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Cleveland Clinic’s Virtual Emergency Medicine Program: Treating the Right Patients in the Right Place

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Origins and COVID-19 impact The program arose from Cleveland Clinic’s desire to leverage technology to make emergency care more accessible and from the healthcare system’s initial experience with a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services payment model called Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3). So we evolved to that model.”

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The Future of Hospital at Home

Healthcare Law Insights blog

Prior to the pandemic a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid pilot study yielded positive results with respect to hospital readmission rates and follow-up emergency department visits. A survey in September 2021 showed that patients who received ACHAH care were highly satisfied (88%) and were likely to recommend it to friends and family (85%).

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OSHA Re-opens Comment Period and Schedules Public Hearing on ETS – Occupational Exposure to COVID-19

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The Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 for healthcare and healthcare support service workers (OSHA Healthcare ETS) was originally published on June 21, 2021. Potential changes in the OSHA Healthcare ETS. OSHA is not considering mandating vaccines for employees.

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CMS 2023 Home Health Final Rule: What Agencies Need To Know

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The 2023 Home Health Final Payment Rule , which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released in October, increases Medicare payments for home health agencies by 0.7%, or $125 million, compared to 2022. How will the 2023 final rule affect your business? While this seems like a treat, William A.

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What You Need To Know About Value-Based Payment Models

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But momentum will continue, since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in 2021 that it plans to transition fully to value-based reimbursement by 2030. By 2005, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began piloting value-based care programs that linked payment to quality measures.