Home Health Line Breaking News
04/18/2018
For the first time in a long time, the number of agencies earning five stars in patient satisfaction has remained relatively stable.
04/18/2018
Newly released OASIS Q&As provide guidance on several topics including the one-clinician convention, several wound items, resumption of care dates and drug regimen review.
04/13/2018
Tracey Moorhead resigned as president and CEO of ElevatingHOME and the Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA) at the end of March, and Danielle Pierotti will serve as interim CEO.
04/11/2018
Providers that use email to market services and products to current and potential patients should expect more scrutiny. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced last year that it’s examining its rules that prohibit certain unsolicited email messaging, and the stakes are high.
04/11/2018
Almost half of the 1,005 responding physicians said they spent less than a minute reviewing the CMS Form 485 prior to certification, the survey results state.
04/11/2018
The latest update of Home Health Compare data was released April 11.
04/11/2018
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has changed its stance and will now, once again, find that two or more entities are joint employers of a single workforce if they share or determine together matters governing the essential terms and conditions of employment.
04/04/2018
Educate your agency's patients about newly designed Medicare cards that contain the new Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI). CMS has started to mail out the newly designed cards. And health care providers should have staff understand what's happening so they can address patients' questions, health care consultant Duane Abbey of Iowa-based Abbey & Abbey Consultants said during an April 9 webinar.
04/04/2018
CMS has decided to extend the deadline for appellants who wish to take advantage of a settlement option for a low volume of pending appeals at the third and/or fourth levels of appeal.
04/04/2018
Non-skilled, in-home supports will be allowed as a Medicare Advantage benefit starting in 2019.

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