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
Home care agencies must work hard in the months ahead to successfully implement PPS. The new system is a fair and equitable one. Home care agencies will have to co-manage cost and quality. PPS, if implemented and administered appropriately, will benefit both the provider and the patient. Proper planning and hard work throughout the transition process will drive success. The prospective system is a reality and will become effective October 1, 2000. Agencies must start now to not only accomplish and meet the basic compliance issues, but also to develop the change in processes needed to become efficient and cost effective.