Home Health Line
07/25/2016
In the latest Home Health Compare ratings released July 13, agencies continued to take steps forward on several measures including dyspnea, ambulation and management of oral medications.
07/25/2016
Clinicians should be aware that the item response number and responses for M2000 (Drug regimen review) are changing in OASIS-C2, a change that could impact your agency’s publicly reported outcome scores.
07/25/2016
In a unanimous decision last month, the U.S. Supreme Court likely made it easier for whistleblowers to state claims of fraud. The court held in United Health Services v. Escobar that noncompliance with any government requirements when submitting Medicare or Medicaid claims may open up agencies to False Claims Act (FCA) violations under the “implied certification” theory of liability.
07/25/2016
Double down on your compliance with the most-frequently cited OSHA standards in health care. The feds are about to double down on fines — and more in some cases.
07/25/2016
A new proposed rule from HHS attempts to clear some deadwood from the third and fourth level of Medicare appeals and reduce the massive backlog at those levels.
07/25/2016
A lack of training is leading some hospices to incorrectly compute continuous home care hours or provide documentation that doesn’t support why a patient needs such care, Palmetto says in a recently recorded 6-minute video.
07/25/2016
Inpatient hospices and other health care organizations received a reprieve — until Nov. 1 — to meet the new requirements for fire safety. The new deadline set by CMS applies to surveys only.
07/25/2016
The latest HHCAHPS star ratings, released July 13, show an increase in the number of five-star agencies nationwide in patient satisfaction.
07/25/2016
by: CMS
There are 317 agencies nationwide that earned five stars in the ratings system involving quality of care, according to ratings released July 13. Meanwhile, 834 agencies received 4.5 stars.
07/25/2016
by: Home Health Compare
Agencies have made strides on Home Health Compare measures included within value-based purchasing, according to the latest data released in July 2016.

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