Home Health Line Breaking News
03/29/2019
A question-and-answer document containing responses to questions posed by providers during several trainings on OASIS-D are now available, according to CMS.
03/27/2019
by: Christopher Cheney
The rate of readmissions for patients discharged to home health care is 5.6 percentage points higher than for patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities, new research shows.
03/23/2019
When preparing for the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), it’s vital to examine how many visits your agency provides individual patients during 30-day periods — and to determine whether those episodes would be considered LUPAs under PDGM.
03/23/2019
CMS recently posted a frequently asked questions (FAQ) document providers should examine as they prepare for the new home infusion therapy benefit.
03/17/2019
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is once again recommending a 5% Medicare base payment rate reduction for home health agencies. 
03/17/2019
CMS has posted the audio recording and transcript from its Feb. 12 call about the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM).
03/16/2019
by: Post-Acute Advisor
Six months after a final rule created by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is published in the Federal Register, health care facilities, including in-patient hospice, nursing, skilled nursing and inpatient hospital facilities will face a number of changes when it comes to managing pharmaceuticals considered to be hazardous waste.
03/13/2019
CMS isn't quite ready to outline the order in which states other than Illinois will participate in the review choice demonstration.
03/10/2019
CMS has posted training materials for the recent home heath quality reporting program in-person "Train the Trainer" event for home health agencies.
 
03/09/2019
CMS has posted its updated Appendix Z of the State Operations Manual in order to tweak the emergency preparedness requirements for health care providers.

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