Home Health Line
01/09/2017
The IRS has released its latest forms for reporting shared responsibility under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The forms contain just a few changes, with the elimination of filing extensions and few coding modifications.
01/09/2017
Updated guidance from the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) increased the value of items or non-monetary services that can be provided to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries without an agency risking violating the law. The new cap on any one item increased by $5 — it’s now up to a maximum of $15.
01/09/2017
Stop posting full, long job applications on your agency’s website if your site isn’t mobile friendly.
01/09/2017
CMS on Dec. 16 announced it has posted the latest Home Health Agency Public Use File (PUF), with data from 2014.
01/09/2017
Code a patient’s breast mass as breast cancer only when the patient’s attending physician has corroborated the findings of a pathology report and confirmed the diagnosis, or risk assigning an erroneous diagnosis to a patient’s record.
01/09/2017
CMS on Dec. 20 rolled out a final rule outlining new cardiac care models and a new orthopedic care model that will start as early as July 1.
01/09/2017
CMS announced that its next home health, hospice and durable medical equipment open door forum has been rescheduled to Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST.
01/09/2017
by: Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service’s 2016-2017 Home Care Salary & Benefits Report
RNs nationwide earned 2.76% more in 2016 than they did in 2015, according to the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service’s 2016-2017 Home Care Salary & Benefits Report. More than 1,900 agencies participated in the study.

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