Home Health Line Breaking News
02/13/2018
Some pressure ulcer data was mistakenly excluded from recent CMS reports on quality measures for home health agencies, but CMS says the data will be corrected before the measure is publicly reported on Home Health Compare.
02/06/2018
A bill designed to keep the federal government funded through March 23 has passed in the House and will next head to the Senate. The bill has several provisions involving home health, including revisions to the face-to-face requirement and the addition of a new payment model similar to the Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM).
02/01/2018
Change Request 10372 issued Jan. 5 makes a total of three edits around home health claims processing. The edits address problems arising from public health emergency waivers and matching claims to OASIS assessments.
01/31/2018
CMS has recently posted an audio recording and transcript from its Dec. 12 open door forum about the IMPACT Act.
01/30/2018
CMS has once again extended its moratoria on new home health agencies and new branches of existing home health agencies by six months in six metropolitan areas.
01/29/2018
Nominations for a panel on the development of potentially preventable hospitalization measures for home health agencies are due Feb. 22.
01/29/2018
The fines for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) violations have been adjusted for inflation.
01/22/2018
The government shutdown began at midnight Jan. 20. But HHS’ website indicates the Medicare program will “continue largely without disruption during a lapse in appropriations.”
01/17/2018
CMS has sent a memo to state survey agency directors about the new tags surveyors should use to survey under the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs), which took effect Jan. 13.
01/17/2018
CMS is hosting a webinar 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST March 6 on Review and Correct Reports for agencies.

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