Home Health Line
09/19/2016
Agencies may need to rethink not only how they collect and analyze data for self-improvement, but also who is ultimately responsible for using that data to meet the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) guidelines CMS sets.
09/19/2016
An average agency likely already has determined what to do in the event of a major storm. But a new emergency preparedness rule posted Sept. 8, 2016, on the Federal Register implies that as part of their plans, agencies should take an even bigger step — considering things such as pandemics or terror attacks.
09/19/2016
In response to home health industry concerns, CMS made several changes to its emergency preparedness rule posted Sept. 8.
09/19/2016
Agencies soon will have clearer guidance from CMS about maintenance therapy.
09/19/2016
Document the use of over-the-counter medications when assessing patients for fall risks and use data to enhance interventions and best practices.
09/19/2016
The Department of Health and Human Services is increasing the maximum civil monetary penalty amounts for home health agencies and other providers, according to an interim final rule published Sept. 6 in the Federal Register.
09/19/2016
In a Sept. 1 letter to CMS’ acting administrator, Florida’s U.S. senators expressed concern about the pre-claim review demonstration and called for its Oct. 1 start date in Florida to be delayed.
09/19/2016
by: Home Health Compare
The nationwide score on the item involving home health teams checking patients’ risk of falling improved to 99.1% when Home Health Compare’s latest scores were released July 13.

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