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Posted on July 7, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
When the new hospice Conditions of Participation (CoPs) became effective in Decmeber of 2008 there was a provision in the CoPs stating a hospice must have an agreement with a nursing home if the hospice provides services in the nursing home. While it was a standard business practice for hospices to have agreements with nursing homes prior... READ MORE
Posted on July 6, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
The Motion Picture License Corporation (MPLC) has reached an agreement with long-term care advocacy groups to exempt certain facilities from licensing fees when showing movies for residents. Under the United States Copyright Act, a “public performance” of copyrighted materials, including movies, traditionally requires a separate license. The MPLC has reached an agreement with the... READ MORE
Posted on July 1, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
In response to the changes contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) designed to address increasing lengths of stay in hospice programs, CMS added a “face-to-face encounter” requirement to the hospice certification requirements. Effective January 1, 2011, a hospice physician or nurse practitioner must have a “face-to-face” encounter with each hospice... READ MORE
