Home Health Line Breaking News
08/21/2018
Of the 26 hospice claims denied by Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Palmetto GBA between April and June 2018, the majority were due to failing to supply medical records in response to Additional Documentation Requests (ADRs), Palmetto data show.
08/20/2018
Failing to supply medical records in response to additional documentation requests (ADRs) was Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Palmetto GBA's most common reason for denial of home health claims between April and June 2018, Palmetto data show.
08/17/2018
With Hospice CAHPS data, the measure involving emotional and spiritual support ticked upward by 1% in the Aug. 16 refresh of Hospice Compare.
08/16/2018
Among the seven Hospice Item Set (HIS) measures posted on Hospice Compare, providers once again improved the most on “Hospice and palliative care pain assessment” during the August 2018 refresh.
08/15/2018
CMS plans to hospice a webinar this week to explain how it takes raw Hospice Item Set (HIS) data and calculates quality measures.
08/13/2018
There’s good news for agencies caught up in the daunting backlog of appeals at the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) level. The backlog has been reduced by more than 30% since 2017.
08/10/2018
CMS has released an errata to its guidance manual for OASIS-D.
08/07/2018
Just 27 home health agencies have maintained a 5-star rating in quality of care during the 13 quarters the star ratings system has existed. The latest ratings were released July 25.
08/06/2018
The following is a list of the 27 home health agencies that have achieved 5-star ratings in quality each quarter from July 2015 through July 2018.
08/02/2018
by: HCPro
A large clinical trial has, for the first time, shown that a drug can reduce both plaques in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and slow the progression of their dementia.

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