Home Health Line Breaking News
04/16/2024
A recent CMS change request is addressing an issue on home health claims identified by the OIG, along with a handful of updates to the Claims Processing Manual Chapter 10.  
04/16/2024
A fall that occurs due to a medical event, such as a seizure, is considered a fall for the purposes of coding M1033 (Risk for Hospitalization), J1800 (Any fall since SOC/ROC) and J1900 (Number of falls since SOC/ROC), CMS clarified in the April 2024 quarterly OASIS Q&As — released April 16. 
04/10/2024
The proposed ICD-10 code changes — released with the FY2025 Hospital Inpatient PPS (IPPS) proposed rule on April 10 –   include three new codes to better track the severity of patients with hypoglycemia.
04/09/2024
The Joint Commission has released its top five most challenging requirements for 2023 for home health care organizations.
04/08/2024
Massachusetts prosecutors have announced the indictment of four individuals related to “a wide-spread personal care attendant and home health Medicaid fraud scheme.”
04/05/2024
Home health care services now account for nearly 1.725 million jobs.
04/01/2024
CMS is cleaning up survey guidance around home health agencies this week after the release March 16 of updated guidance for state surveyors.
03/29/2024
After face-to-face encounter documentation caused 480 claim denials under medical review in the last three months of 2023, Palmetto GBA is reminding agencies of the requirements and how to avoid these denials.
03/28/2024
The HOPE instrument will collect data at multiple time points across the hospice stay, including admission, the HOPE Update Visit (HUV) and discharge.
03/28/2024
The hospice owner concealed his ownership and control over the hospice entities from Medicare, inserted nominee owners, paid kickbacks to patient recruiters and profited from the scheme, according to the DOJ.

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