Home Health Line Breaking News
02/21/2019
Among the seven Hospice Item Set (HIS) measures posted on Hospice Compare, providers improved the most on “Hospice and palliative care pain assessment” during the February 2019 refresh.
02/17/2019
The hospice quality reporting program’s quarterly update for the fourth quarter of 2018 is now available for providers to download.
02/16/2019
Agencies seeking to be exempt from the HHCAHPS survey for the 2020 annual payment update must submit a participation exemption request form on the HHCAHPS website.
02/15/2019
A new change request from CMS implements the policies of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) as described in the 2019 PPS final rule for home health.
02/15/2019
An MLN Matters article released Feb. 15 announces CMS has placed new agencies into a provisional period of enhanced oversight.
02/06/2019
CMS still isn't able to launch its proposed review choice demonstration because the demo still needs to be approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Palmetto GBA said during a Feb. 6 call about the demonstration.
02/03/2019
CMS has scheduled an MLN call 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST Feb. 12 to discuss PDGM.
02/02/2019
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule Jan. 24 that eliminates the requirement for businesses with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) and OSHA Form 301 (Injury and Illness Incident Report) to OSHA on an annual basis.
02/01/2019
CMS will host a two-day, in-person training in Baltimore to help home health providers better understand changes between OASIS-C2 and OASIS-D among other topics, the Medicare agency has announced.
01/31/2019
CMS did not extend its moratoria on new home health agencies and new branches of existing home health agencies.
 

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