Home Health Line
10/31/2016
Covering a pressure ulcer with a skin graft changes it from a pressure ulcer to a surgical wound. This new guidance from CMS could cost your agency.
10/31/2016
CMS no longer has a central point of communication for agencies to submit OASIS questions. Instead OASIS Education Coordinators (OECs) from all 50 states are being assigned responsibility to respond to inquiries.
10/31/2016
The number of agencies earning five stars on HHCAHPS continued to decline in CMS’ latest data release — and that could make it more difficult for some quality agencies to sell themselves to referral sources.
10/31/2016
The number of 5-star agencies in quality of care has increased every quarter since the ratings were first released — and that trend continued when CMS released the latest ratings Oct. 19.
10/31/2016
The lowest-scoring composite within the latest 5-star HHCAHPS ratings involves “specific care issues,” which focuses on several things including medication management, CMS’ data show.
10/31/2016
An American Hospital Association (AHA) lawsuit against HHS on behalf of hospitals that have been hurt financially by the long wait for Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) review of their denied claims may lead a judge to quickly deal with an appeals backlog that’s 935 days long and growing for all providers.
10/31/2016
Home health providers and associations have strong reservations about CMS’ latest bundled payment models, and some of the home health industry’s comments request that CMS relax the homebound requirement for patients who participating hospitals refer to home health.
10/31/2016
The Joint Commission this month launched an online resource center to prevent workplace violence in health care. 
10/31/2016
Nearly 2,400 home health agencies nationwide have achieved HomeCare Elite status this year. The winners were announced Oct. 24 in conjunction with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice annual event in Orlando, Fla.
10/31/2016
by: Home Health Compare
Fewer than 1,000 agencies nationwide earned five stars in the ratings system involving HHCAHPS, according to the ratings released Oct. 19. 

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