Posted on: December 16, 2020
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Posted on: December 3, 2020
December 3, 2020. HealthPRO Heritage (“HealthPRO”) completed the acquisition of Southern Flex Rehabilitation & Consulting ("SoFlex") on November 1, 2020.
SoFlex, based in Metairie, LA provides contract therapy services to home health agencies, assisted living communities, in-patient facilities, and schools. The Company has expanded consistently since founded by owner Jeff Hebert in 2003.
Read MorePosted on: December 2, 2020
Posted on: November 25, 2020
Posted on: November 24, 2020
As most home health providers are aware, beginning on 1/1/21 financial penalties will start to incur for any RAP (Request for Anticipated Payment) submission that occurs after 5 days from when a patient is admitted to home health services. Here is a breakdown of what this updated RAP submission will look like and exactly what financial penalties will occur:
Read MorePosted on: November 17, 2020
Reimbursement, revenue, payment, or better yet, the term “cash flow” seems to be on the mind of every home health agency in the nation today. Not only were agencies hit with the RAP reduction from 60% to a minimum 20% with the start of PDGM in January 2020; but the COVID-19 pandemic, which began in March, seemed to throw gasoline onto an already large cash flow fire by increasing the occurrence of LUPAs (Low Utilization Payment Adjustment).
Read MorePosted on: November 2, 2020
Posted on: October 30, 2020
CMS released the 2021 home health final rule on Thursday, October 29, 2020. HealthPRO Heritage at Home sorted through the mixed bag and found more treats than tricks!
There were minimal changes compared to the home health proposed rule that was released in July 2020. Probably the best news in the rule was the 1.9% aggregate increase (or $390 million) in reimbursement that agencies will realize in 2021. Although the increase was less than the original 2.6% increase that was in the proposed rule.
Other highlights from the final rule are as follows:
Read MorePosted on: October 19, 2020
Happy Physical Therapy Month!
The profession of physical therapy is 99 years old this year (2020)! To celebrate, HealthPRO Heritage would like to recognize and applaud all of our dedicated, hard-working Physical Therapy Practitioners. We are grateful for each and every one of you, and we are thankful to have you as vital parts of our team. Thank you for your continued dedication to the residents/patients/clients you serve!
