Home Health Line Breaking News
06/08/2020
Updated Hospice Item Set (HIS) provider preview reports and Hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey provider preview reports are now available, as posted on the CMS website.
06/08/2020
The Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act has been presented to the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22, allowing for verbal physician orders.
06/01/2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing a SARS-COV-2 reference panel for the evaluation of diagnostic tests for COVID-19. The panels safeguard the quality of the tests and validation of new assay.
05/29/2020
CMS released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Medicare fee-for-service billing.
05/21/2020
Two new studies show steam can effectively decontaminate medical masks including the N95 respirator mask.
05/21/2020
CMS has released its updates for the first quarter (January to March 2020) Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP).
05/21/2020
Whether your home health agency is already working toward recovery from a peak load of COVID-19 patients or is still amidst the onslaught, remember there will be a second wave of patients in a few months.
05/18/2020
CMS’ Quality, Safety and Oversight (QSO) group released a memo directed to nursing homes that is helpful for home health and hospice providers.
05/18/2020
Today, the major source of work-related stress is how to navigate all these issues in the context of a pandemic.
05/18/2020
Over 190 requests for state relief due to COVID-19 have been approved by CMS. Relief includes various waivers, amendments, and Medicaid state plan flexibilities.

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