Reimbursement restrictions in home health.

Medicare Reitnbursetnent in Hotne Care ( documentation , home health care , reimbursement mechanisms )

T he requirements for Medicare coverage are stringent. The therapist's charting is the only means by which a Medicare reviewer can judge the progress of patients. Reimbursement is denied when skilled care or patient progress is not documented. With a clear understanding of the Medicare guidelines, occupational therapists will be better able to document services and record patient progress to en...

The Effect of New Medicare Reimbursement Methodologies on Rural Home Health Agencies and Their Beneficiaries The Effect of New Medicare Reimbursement Methodologies on Rural Home Health Agencies and Their Beneficiaries

The Welfare Effects of Provider Reimbursement Rates: Evidence from the Nursing Home Industry

Reductions in provider reimbursement rates for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries are frequently used to contain public health care spending both at the national and the state level. However, reimbursement cuts also lower the profitability of providing services to beneficiaries, which may lead providers to cut back on doctors, nurses, and other key inputs for the production of health care qual...

Social Distance in COVID-19 Pandemic and Older Adults Populations

    World Health Organization (WHO) data show higher vulnerable rates of COVID-19 among older adults especially in those with underlying diseases. WHO recommended particularly limitations of social communications for older adults so that control virus transmission among these vulnerable populations. Recommended restrictions included social distancing and stay at home (1). Social distancing is a...

Trends in Medicaid Nursing Home Reimbursement: 1978-89

Medicaid nursing home reimbursement is of concern because of implications for nursing home expenditures. This article presents data on State Medicaid nursing home reimbursement methods, ratesetting methods, and average per diem rates, refining earlier data and updating through 1989. A trend in the early 1980s toward adopting prospective systems played out by the end of the decade. There were tr...