First-time Attendees: Logistics Thomas Cornwell, MD President, AAHCM AAHCM
Downstream Revenue: 2003-2013 HomeCare Physicians Referrals to CNS Home Health and Hospice Home Health Hospice Private Duty HCP Referrals 3,235 1,077 195 CNS Total 41,793 8,238 2051 Percent 7.80% 13% 9.50% CNS Home Health and Hospice is owned and operated by Cadence Health which also owns and operates HomeCare Physicians 2002-2013 47% of 4,633 Dr. Cornwell s certifications and recertifications for home health were with CNS. 53% were with 60 other home health agencies. In many of these cases the outside home health agency referred the patient to HCP.
Marketing: HomeCare Physician 2013 Referral Sources Source Referrals Percent Doctors 61 19% HHA 58 18% Hospital/Rehab 57 17% ALF 44 13% Group Homes 40 12% Word of Mouth 32 10% Other 34 10% Total 326 100% Note: These numbers are representative of a very mature program. New program referrals largely come from home health agencies (80%).
HomeCare Physicians Payer Mix 2013 Payer Source Number % Medicare Only 114 11% Medicare + Supplemental 669 65% Medicare + Medicaid 98 9% Medicare Advantage 29 3% Medicaid Only 24 2% Medicaid Manage Care 31 3% Insurance 57 5% Uninsured 9 1% HMO Only 6 1% Total 1037 100%
Medicare House Call Codes/Payments 1997 New 1997 1998 New (Min) 1998 2014 AHCCS 3 IDPA 2 99341 $62.51 99341 (20) $57.53 $58.99 $43.91 $27.95 99342 $77.71 99342 (30) $77.58 $85.34 $63.29 $37.40 99343 $101.62 99343 (45) $110.19 $139.16 $103.94 $54.90 99344 1 (60) $140.50 $193.94 $144.46 $70.55 99345 1 (75) $166.24 $233.70 $174.02 $85.55 1997 Estab. 1997 1998 Est. (Min) 1998 2014 AHCCS 3 IDPA 2 99351 $46.66 99347 (15) $45.43 $59.39 $44.18 $24.25 99352 $59.37 99348 (25) $65.54 $89.64 $66.84 $31.30 99353 $74.80 99349 (40) $94.92 $135.18 101.33 $47.50 99350 1 (60) $136.00 $189.15 $140.87 $68.85 1 Additional 1998 higher level Medicare house call codes 2 IDPA: Illinois Department of Public Aide 3 Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (Arizona Medicaid) Shaded payments are most frequently used house call codes Note: Medicare Payments vary by locality. These are for Locality 15. Place of Service Code for Home = 12
Domiciliary (Assisted Living) CPT Codes/ Payments 2005 New 2005 2006 New (Min) 2006 2014 AHCCS 3 IDPA 2 99321 $43.19 99324 (20) $62.80 $59.37 $44.18 $18.60 99322 $60.92 99325 (30) $91.76 $86.27 $63.83 $26.70 99323 $75.00 99326 (45) $132.71 $148.09 $110.51 $34.85 99327 1 (60) $174.47 $198.01 $147.50 $42.95 99328 1 (75) $215.85 $229.07 $171.29 $51.05 2005 Estab. 2005 2006 Estab. (Min) 2006 2014 AHCCS 3 IDPA 2 99331 $38.14 99334 (20) $48.73 $64.61 $48.03 $16.00 99332 $48.30 99335 (30) $76.88 $100.82 $75.09 $21.00 99333 $59.10 99336 (40) $118.22 $141.84 $106.58 $26.05 99337 1 (60) $173.63 $205.28 $152.75 $31.05 1 Additional 2006 higher level Medicare house call codes 2 IDPA: Illinois Department of Public Aide 3 Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (Arizona Medicaid) Shaded payments are most frequently used house call codes Note: Medicare Payments vary by locality. These are for Locality 15. Place of service code = 13
Care Plan Oversight (CPO) and Home Health Certification / Re-certification Payments Medicare Reimbursement IDPA 3 Total # Total # Total # Total # 1997 2001 2014 2010 2011 2012 2013 CPO HH G0181 1 $78.73 $127.30 $114.16 $0 89 82 63 20 CPO Hospice G0182 1 $78.73 $140.79 $114.92 $0 48 59 54 42 HH Cert G0180 2 $77.50 $56.61 $0 323 371 383 345 HH Re-cert G0179 2 $65.35 $43.78 $0 379 405 371 408 1 In 2001 CPT codes 99375 and 99378 changed to G0181 and G0182 respectively 2 Medicare began paying for certification and re-certification of home health in 2001 3 IDPA: Illinois Department of Public Aide Note: Medicare payments vary by locality. These payments are for locality 15.
House Call Program Logistics: Billing other commonly billed procedures CPT Procedure Medicare $ 1 11042 Debride: Subcutaneous $67.93 11043 Debride: Muscle $256.69 11721 Toenail Debridement $48.14 17250 Dest. granulation tissue (AgNO3) $88.97 29580 Unna Boot $58.62 43760 Change G-tube $571.65 69210 Cerumen Removal $57.43 93000 EKG $19.85 93040 Rhythm Strip $14.42 1 Medicare Payments vary by locality. These are for Locality 15 for 2014.
HCP Patient Satisfaction FY13 N=200 % Excellents Level of support provided your family and/or caregiver 82% Provider spending adequate time and not seeming rushed 84% Provider s level of courtesy and friendliness 91% Provider s explanation of medical condition and treatment 83% Provider s level of compassion 85% Ability to obtain a timely house call for an urgent problem 82% Staffs level of courtesy and caring with the office is called 89% Overall quality of care provided by HomeCare Physicians 88%* Likert Scale: Poor, Fair, Good, Very Good, Excellent * Other responses: Very good 9%; Good 3%; Fair 0%; Poor 0%
HCP Patient Satisfaction FY12 N=152, FY12 N=152 Respondents were asked in the past 12 months: Yes No Uncertain FY13 FY12 FY13 FY12 FY13 FY12 1. HCP s services have reduced my trips to the Emergency Room: 82% 85% 13% 9% 5% 6% 2. HCP s services have helped me avoid hospitalizations: 80% 87% 15% 10% 5% 3% 3. HCP s services have helped me avoid being placed into a nursing home: 80% 84% 10% 11% 10% 5%
5/14/09 2/18/11 (1 year, 9 months (645 days)) 44 Emergency Department Visits (avg 16 days between visits) 27 Hospitalizations over half required ICU days (avg 25 days between stays) HCP First Visit 3/2/11 (365 Days) 1 ED visit + 1 Hospitalization (May 2011) Expected: 25 ED visits, 15 Hospitalizations Following Year: 0 ED, 0 Hospitalizations
1/1/12-12/5/12 17 Emergency Department (ED) Visits 13 Hospitalizations (69 Days) Multiple rehab stays HCP First Visit 12/5/12 1 ED Visit/1 Hospitalization 12/18/12 (4 days) 0 ED Visits/0 Hospitalizations in 2013 Passed away at home 7/22/13 on hospice
Cost of End of Life Care 25.1% of the $556 billion Medicare dollars goes to care in last year of life Riley, Lubitz; Health Services Research 4/2010 From 2000 to 2009 deaths increased at home 30.7% to 33.5% and decreased at hospitals from 32.6% to 24.6%, use of hospice increased from 21.6% to 42.2% ICU stays in last month increased from 24.3% to 29.2% Hospitalizations in last 3 months of life increased from 62.8% in 2005 to 69.3% in 2009 Short hospice stays (<3 days) increased 22.2% to 28.4% (40.3% were preceded by hospitalization with ICU stay) Teno; Change in End of Life Care for Medcare Beneficiaries JAMA 2/2013
End-of-Life Care HomeCare Physicians Patient Deaths 2003-2013 Number Percentage Total 2049 100% Home 1,521 74% Hospital 389 19% Nursing Home 102 5% Unknown 37 2%
HomeCare Physicians and End-of-Life Care 9/1/12-8/31/13 215 deaths 79% died at home 71% where on hospice Average length of stay 2.1 years Median length of stay 0.56 years 25 died in first 30 days 23 (92%) died at home 2003-2012: 898 referrals to health system owned CNS hospice 36% died in the first two weeks of service vs. >50% nationally HCP works with an additional six hospices Decreased hospital mortality: of 2,049 deaths over past 13 years 74% at home vs 33.5% nationally. This is additional 835 deaths at home over 13 years = 64 deaths per year = 5.4 deaths per month.
High-Cost Medicare Beneficiary Spending Top Quartile Second Quartile Bottom Half Medicare Spending % of Total Mean 85% $24,800 11% $3,290 4% $550 Total 100% $7,310 Medicare Spending % of Total Mean Top 5% 43.1% $63,030 Top 6-10% 18.4% $26,900 Top 11-25% 23.5% $11,430 Source: Congressional Budget Office based on data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Note: Spending reported in 2005 dollars
Average Traditional Medicare per capita Spending, 2009 $60,000 $55,763 $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $4,584 $9,702 $- Bottom 90% Top 10% Average Source: The Kaiser Foundation
Costs of Care Before vs During HBPC for 2002 (per patient per year) *includes HBPC cost N=11,334 $103,048,728 Total Cost of VA Care Before HBPC During HBPC Change $38,228 $29,136* -$9,092 (- 24%) P < 0.0001 Hospital $18,868 $7026 $11,842 (- 63%) Nursing home $10,382 $1382 $9000 (- 87%) Outpatient $6490 $7140 $650 (+ 10%) All home care $2488 $13,588* $11,100 (+ 460%)
Patient Assistance 1997-1999: Central DuPage Auxiliary donates $30,000 to patient assistance 4/00: HCP receives a $15,000 grant from DuPage County for the Patient Assistance Fund 2001 HCP receives a $300,000 estate gift to permanently endow the patient assistance fund
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