After announcing the FY 2022 Hospice Final Rule, CMS hosted an online forum to provide details and need-to-know info on the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) – specifically addressing the new Hospice Quality Measure Specifications User’s Manual v1.00 (QM User Manual) and the forthcoming changes...
The post-acute care landscape is constantly changing and evolving. In this dynamic market, it’s essential to understand broad changes and long-term trends in home health agencies’ patient mixes across the country. When you have a clear view of the patient populations in your area, and...
What can we learn from studying patient care pathways? By tracking and analyzing the services patients receive starting at a given point in their care journey, we can get a picture of the patient’s care as a whole, and identify any gaps or opportunities to...
What does value-based care look like today, and how can ACOs and DCEs avoid financial penalties, improve outcomes, and share in the savings under existing and emerging payment models? Trella Health’s VP of Product Management, Rebecca Molesworth, recently participated in a webinar roundtable with eHealth Initiative’s CEO, Jen Covich Bordenick, VP of Strategy and...
Football season is here, and that means fantasy football leagues across the country are making their draft picks and kicking off the season. Whether you’ve thought about it this way or not, data-driven insights are the backbone of any good fantasy football team. There’s a...
How can skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) thrive in the transition from traditional Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) plans to newer Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Both MA plans and traditional Medicare FFS plans offer reimbursement for SNF stays, provided certain criteria are met. However, providers participating in MA...
Trella Health CEO Ian Juliano recently sat down with Dr. Eric Weaver of the Accountable Care Learning Collaborative (ACLC) for an episode of The Race to Value podcast to discuss how to build an effective post-acute network. Based on their conversation, we put together a...
Recently, we explored a few key metrics for successful SNF ACO participation in 2021. Accountable Care Organization (ACO) participation is highly attractive for a lot of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in the transition to value-based care from fee-for-service payment models. Under the umbrella of a...
In a highly competitive world, winning requires unconventional thinking. Consider professional sports - MLB scouts understand that finding the right players to add to their roster means looking beyond the surface. And healthcare professionals, especially those participating in value-based care models, have to do the same. Data...
As the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to emphasize the transition to value-based care from fee-for-service models, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have spent the last few years strategically choosing which physicians and facilities they should affiliate with. The healthcare industry is in...
