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11/06/2025
With the federal government shutdown continuing into a second month, we’ve passed the date when home health providers would normally expect the release of the final rule for payment and regulatory changes effective Jan. 1, 2026.
10/30/2025
Make sure your clinicians are looking out for patient visits with physicians and other outside health care documentation, as these details can help support the continued need for skilled care.
10/23/2025
The inaction in Washington is impacting the industry on several fronts. Agency leaders are anxiously awaiting a final determination on payments for next year, and they are pressing for pandemic-era telehealth capabilities to resume. 
10/16/2025
Some payors are incorporating a home health agency's value-based outcomes into payment. It’s just one of several issues complicating revenue cycle management with MA plans.
10/09/2025
Prepare for challenges to agency operations — particularly around those tasks requiring CMS action/response — as the latest federal government shutdown continues.
10/02/2025
Ensure staff members are appropriately navigating infection control standards during wound care, as this is an area for frequent citations, especially during field visits. 
09/25/2025
Stress the importance of physicians dating their signatures on orders to avoid a common claim denial under medical review that can lead to payment losses for care your agency has already provided.
09/18/2025
With the GG items on the OASIS, this is not a to-do list. You don’t have to see the patient do every one of these things. You can make some clinical inferences about what you see and hear.
09/11/2025
A steep 6.4% payment cut planned for home health providers in 2026 would increase challenges for agencies struggling to stay afloat. It’s a point stressed repeatedly in comments to the annual proposed rule.
08/28/2025
Scoring ambulation and mobility can be challenging for clinicians when assessing both M1860 (Ambulation/Locomotion) and GG0170I-O (Mobility).

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