Home Health Line Breaking News
10/15/2018
by: Post-Acute Advisor
Researchers at Yale, New York University School of Medicine, and Baylor College of Medicine recently studied an approach to patient-centered care that involves tailoring healthcare of seniors to senior’s desires.
10/14/2018
CMS on its website has added a portion about future quality measure development for hospices.
10/09/2018
A recent New York Supreme Court ruling has further muddied the waters around the practice of paying live-in caregivers in the state for 13 hours a day.
10/08/2018
While the backlog of home health appeals at the Administrative Law Judge level is steadily being chipped away, data show a low reversal rate for appeals.
10/05/2018
Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) CGS is holding a webinar 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST Nov. 15 to discuss a change request that provides instructions to MACs about monitoring home health agencies’ misuse of requests for anticipated payment (RAPs).
09/30/2018
CMS has recently posted a two-page “Hospice Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Quick Reference Guide” that includes frequently asked questions, information about the quality reporting program help desks and helpful links to additional resources about quality reporting.
09/30/2018
CMS has posted training materials — including the answers to knowledge checks — for the OASIS-D webinars it held in late August and early September. It’s important to listen to these webinars as your agency prepares for OASIS-D, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2019.
09/29/2018
View a public comment summary report about quality measures to satisfy the IMPACT Act domain of “Transfer of health information and care preferences when an individual transitions.”
09/26/2018
CMS is now proposing a Dec. 10 launch date for its review choice demonstration in Illinois. And CMS also has announced a second opportunity for the home health industry to comment about the proposed demonstration.
09/21/2018
by: Post-Acute Advisor
AARP has published its most recent volume of its profiles of Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS), entitled “Across the States.”

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