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WNU Week of April 7, 2025
WNU Week of April 7, 2025

Medicare New Reporting Requirement The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services and MLNC specifies: Medicare providers must report all current managing employees on their Medicare enrollment application or your enrollment may be deactivated. Reporting can be handled as follows: Submit an... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted04/7/2025


WNU Week of March 24 2025
WNU Week of March 24 2025

Tomorrow! Get Certified with CAHSAH’s Live Certificate Programs March 25-27, 2025 Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas On-site registration is available The Home Care and Hospice Manager Certificate Programs (HCMCP® and HMCP®) are interactive and intensive educational programs, providing... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted03/25/2025


WNU Week of March 17, 2025
WNU Week of March 17, 2025

Get Certified with CAHSAH’s Live Certificate Programs March 25-27, 2025 - Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas The Home Care and Hospice Manager Certificate Programs (HCMCP® and HMCP®) are interactive and intensive educational programs, providing leading edge management concepts and skills... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted03/17/2025


WNU Week of March 10, 2025
WNU Week of March 10, 2025

Get Certified with CAHSAH’s Live Certificate Programs March 25-27, 2025 - Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas The Home Care and Hospice Manager Certificate Programs (HCMCP® and HMCP®) are interactive and intensive educational programs, providing leading edge management concepts and... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted03/10/2025


WNU Week of March 3, 2025
WNU Week of March 3, 2025

Get Certified with CAHSAH’s Live Certificate Programs March 25-27, 2025 Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas The Home Care and Hospice Manager Certificate Programs (HCMCP® and HMCP®) are interactive and intensive educational programs, providing leading edge management concepts and... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted03/3/2025


WNU Week of February 24, 2025
WNU Week of February 24, 2025

New Caregiver Training Reimbursement The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has implemented two new codes, 97550 and 97551 for caregiver training of an individual patient to facilitate the patient’s functional performance in their home and community relating to Activities of Daily... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted02/24/2025


WNU Week of February 18, 2025
WNU Week of February 18, 2025

CMS Suspends Hospice Special Focus Program As of February 14, 2025, the Trump Administration has suspended the implementation of the Hospice Special Focus Program (SFP) for the 2025 calendar year. This decision allows CMS to further evaluate the program’s effectiveness and methodology. The... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted02/18/2025


WNU Week of February 10, 2025
WNU Week of February 10, 2025

CDPH Extends Hospice Moratorium and Emergency Regulations Deadline The Department of Public Health has released AFL 25-04 Assembly Bill (AB) 177 – Extension of Hospice Licensure Moratorium. This AFL notifies hospice agencies of the chaptering of AB 177 (Chapter 999, Statutes of 2024) that... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted02/10/2025


WNU Week of February 3, 2025
WNU Week of February 3, 2025

CMS Reporting Exception Granted Due to California Wildfires and Straight-line Winds The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is granting exceptions1 under certain Medicare quality reporting and value-based purchasing programs to providers and facilities located in areas affected by... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted02/3/2025


WNU Week of January 27, 2025
WNU Week of January 27, 2025

Tax Audits Feedback Needed CAHSAH is seeking information from hospice agencies about whether they have experienced a state tax audit on the pharmaceuticals they purchase. We are interested in hearing from any providers who are currently undergoing or have already been through this type of audit.... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted01/27/2025


WNU Week of January 21, 2025
WNU Week of January 21, 2025

Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Document and Methodology Report to answer key questions and provide methodological information about the Screen Positive for Health-Related Social Needs... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted01/21/2025


WNU Week of January 13, 2025
WNU Week of January 13, 2025

Los Angeles Area Fires - Contact CAHSAH for Assistance Please know that CAHSAH is there for agencies being impacted by the catastrophic fires raging in the Los Angeles area. Be sure to reach out to us for any regulatory or other assistance you may need for your agencies, caregivers, patients and... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted01/13/2025