Home Health Line Breaking News
04/04/2018
Providers now have the chance to weigh in on proposed quality measures dealing with transfer of health information.
03/29/2018
During a special open door forum March 28, CMS and contractor RAND Corporation discussed their progress with standardized post-acute data elements being tested as a result of the IMPACT Act.
03/28/2018
Get vital information through in-depth sessions on compliance, the new CoPs with a focus on QAPI, OASIS changes, documentation, outcomes improvement and care-transition programs.
03/28/2018
Hospice providers now have the opportunity to learn more about the Hospice Quality Reporting Program website and refined coding guidance for the Hospice Item Set (HIS).
03/22/2018
CMS has published supporting documents for the OASIS-D revision, giving providers a clearer picture of the major changes coming to the assessment, effective Jan. 1, 2019.
03/16/2018
The forum will include an update on national testing of standardized patient assessment data elements mandated by the IMPACT Act.
03/16/2018
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is once again recommending a 5% Medicare payment reduction for home health agencies.
03/16/2018
During the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) public meeting on Thursday, March 1, analyst Evan Christman reviewed options for modifying Medicare’s hospital discharge rules to encourage beneficiaries to use higher-quality PAC providers.
03/13/2018
Final interpretive guidelines for the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs) are expected to be released in about six to eight weeks, a CMS official told attendees of ElevatingHOME’s National Leadership Conference on March 9 in Washington D.C.
03/09/2018
CMS is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget for the January 1, 2019 implementation of OASIS-D. Public comment will be open for 60 days.

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