Home Health Line Breaking News
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.
03/08/2018
A new study from the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) shows that some of the patient lists home health agencies supplied to surveyors were missing Medicare beneficiaries.
03/07/2018
CMS will hold a webinar 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST March 27 to discuss updated coding guidance for the Hospice Item Set and educate listeners about the Hospice Quality Reporting Program website.
03/05/2018
Through March 30, hospices can view their latest results on the HIS and Hospice CAHPS survey, according to CMS. If hospice leaders believe there is incorrect information for their hospice, they should request CMS review.
02/27/2018
If Home Health CAHPS survey vendors want to display an agency’s name and/or logo on mailing envelopes, the vendors need to obtain the agency’s permission, according to CMS.
02/27/2018
Home health agencies that are eligible to be exempted from the Home Health CAHPS survey must complete the exemption form by 11:59 p.m. EST April 2.
02/21/2018
The National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) announced the appointment of its new president.

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