RESUMO
All certified hospice providers are required to file cost reports for all cost-report periods beginning on or after April 1, 1999. In addition, if the hospice cost report is filed late and/or is incomplete, Hospice Medicare payments will be withheld from the provider. Thus, it is imperative that agencies understand how to prepare for and complete the report properly.
Assuntos
Contabilidade/legislação & jurisprudência , Alocação de Custos/legislação & jurisprudência , Hospitais para Doentes Terminais/economia , Medicare/legislação & jurisprudência , Contabilidade/métodos , Idoso , Alocação de Custos/métodos , Coleta de Dados , Controle de Formulários e Registros/legislação & jurisprudência , Hospitais para Doentes Terminais/legislação & jurisprudência , Humanos , Medicaid/legislação & jurisprudência , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Questions of handling risk, cost reporting, and allocating resources must be answered before a home care agency can consider itself financially prepared. Careful planning will ensure a successful future.
Assuntos
Administração Financeira/métodos , Serviços de Assistência Domiciliar/economia , Hospitais para Doentes Terminais/economia , Contabilidade , Orçamentos , Alocação de Custos , Auditoria Financeira , Medicare , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Of the estimated 1,700 hospices in the United States, approximately half are Medicare-certified. In 1990 alone over 200 hospices have become Medicare-certified. Much of this recent growth can be attributed to both a need for hospice services and the 20% increase in hospice rates legislated by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989. Medicare certification now presents an opportunity for financial success for hospices, non-participating hospices, and certified home health agencies.