Adding Employment Information

o     Hire Date— Enter the date in the mm/dd/yyyy format, or click    and select the date from the calendar.

o     Term Date— Enter the date in the mm/dd/yyyy format, or click    and select the date from the calendar.

o     Term Desc— If you terminate the employee, enter the reason for the termination here.

o     I9 on file— Select this checkbox if you have the employee's I9 form on file.

o     W4 on file— Select this checkbox if you have the employee's W4 form on file.

o     Smoker— Select this checkbox if the employee smokes.

o     UMPI— If the employee has a UMPI (Unique Minnesota Provider Identifier), enter the number in this field.

This field coincides with the option to split claims by UMPI numbers (in Master Files | Payors / Plans | Billing Formats). UMPI numbers are specifically related to Minnesota Medicaid payors/plans for homecare.

o     VBP Type— Select the appropriate option to designate the employee with a classification for Value-Based Purchasing. (i.e. Employee, Licensed independent practitioner, Adult student/trainee or volunteer, Not applicable). This information will be used for the VBP Submission Report in Reports | Patients.

Though this functionality is intended for agencies in states that are participating in the new Value-Based Purchasing payment model, all homecare agencies can elect to use this feature (if desired).

Designating firstHOMECARE Personnel Types  for Value-Based Purchasing In accordance with the Value-Based Purchasing payment model (for homecare agencies in VBP states), influenza vaccination totals will need to be submitted for the following 3 CMS VBP types: Employee — Any person on the payroll that receives a paycheck directly from the reporting HHA. Licensed independent practitioner — Physicians (i.e. MD, DO), advanced practice nurses, and physician assistants that are affiliated with the reporting HHA, but do not receive a paycheck directly from the agency. Adult student/trainee or volunteer — All students/trainees and volunteers that do not receive a paycheck directly from the reporting HHA.   The "Not applicable" option is for personnel that do not fall within any of the three distinct VBP types designated by CMS . Personnel that fall within this category do not require totals to be reported to CMS.

●     Job Class— Click the arrow beside this field and select the employee's job class.

●     Personnel Type— Click the arrow beside this field and select the employee's personnel type.

●     Skill Level— Click the arrow beside this field and select the employee's skill level..

●     Discipline— Click the arrow beside this field and select the discipline associated with the employee.  

●     Qualified to Perform CMS Therapy Reassessments— If the employee is qualified to perform CMS therapy reassessments, select this checkbox.

●     Pay Type— Click the arrow beside this field and select the employee's pay type.

●     Rate— Enter the standard rate for the employee.

●     Mile Rate— Enter the mileage rate for the employee.

●     Visit Rate— Enter the visit rate for the employee.