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What is Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) and What Does It Mean for Me?

Posted on: October 28, 2021

Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) will go into effect on January 1, 2023. The model incentivizes quality of care improvements while ensuring there is no limitation in coverage for Medicare beneficiaries and includes updated payment rates and reimbursement to Home Health Agencies (HHAs).

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OTAC Fieldwork Educator Award Presented to Becky Crouch of HealthPRO Pediatrics

Posted on: October 22, 2021

October 22, 2021 – HealthPRO Pediatrics is proud to announce that its Director of Staff Development Rebecca (Becky) Crouch, OTR/L was awarded the “2021 Fieldwork Educator Award” by the Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC) at their annual conference last night.

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Tags: Pediatrics, HealthPRO Pediatrics

CMS 1135 Waiver Extended (Again!)

Posted on: October 21, 2021

On Monday, October 18, 2021, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, renewed the Public Health Emergency declaration, which includes access to waiver or modification of requirements under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act, for another 90 days. The new expiration date is set for January 16, 2022. Should the PHE end prior to the expiration date, a 60-day notice will be required.

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Home is Where the Focus Is

Posted on: October 21, 2021

Seems as though CMS has taken a page out of Dorothy’s book with the mantra, “there’s no place like home.” For those of us who have been in healthcare for an extended period of time, we can say, “We aren’t in Kansas anymore!” 

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