Home Health Line Breaking News
10/01/2019
Home health agencies now have the opportunity to review the latest provider preview reports and star rating preview reports in CASPER.
09/25/2019
The long-awaited final discharge planning rule, released today, appears to offer some good news for home health agencies. And simultaneously CMS clarifies in a separate rule that pseudo-patients are OK to be used for home health aide competency testing, an issue there has been a lot of questions about.
09/24/2019
A California measure that would require health insurers to equally pay providers for virtual and in-person visits is on its way to implementation if signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
09/24/2019
09/24/2019
CMS has released updates to the program integrity manual, including provider enrollment instructions as well as updates around independent testing facility applications.
09/17/2019
Four new fact sheets have been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to aid a discussion between patients and providers about pain management options and possible risks of opioid medication.
09/17/2019
A licensed occupational therapist was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for accessing private health and residence information of at least 1,900 patients and burglarizing 13 homes in north central Iowa, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
09/17/2019
A report from the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recommends using Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Data (CERT) to identify “high-risk” home health agencies to help reduce improper payments and agency error rates.
09/10/2019
The Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) is scheduled to begin in Ohio on Sept. 30, but agencies must make their choice selection by Sept. 15.
09/10/2019
Several states are running behind on implementation of a national background check program covering home health agencies and hospice providers, among others.

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