Home Health Line Breaking News
10/25/2017
The latest update of Home Health Compare data was released October 24, but only includes new data for HHCAHPS and claims data.
10/25/2017
Home Health Compare’s refresh this quarter produced a slightly different number of 5-star agencies from the prior quarter.
10/24/2017
CMS’ targeted probe-and-educate reviews for home health will consist of three rounds if agencies ensnared in it have a “high payment error rate above 15%,” Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) NGS explained during an Oct. 24 webinar.
10/19/2017
The odds of the home health industry avoiding the Home Health Groupings Model in 2019 have worsened, an industry expert says.
10/19/2017
Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) has applied for continued CMS approval of its home health agency accreditation program.
10/12/2017
Home health agencies will now have their claims returned when Medicare systems fail to match those claims with a corresponding OASIS assessment.
10/10/2017
A bill introduced Oct. 6 in the U.S. House of Representatives would delay implementation of the Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM) by one year.
10/05/2017
CMS is hosting an open door forum 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST Oct. 10 to discuss modifications and proposed changes to how CMS calculates the quality of care star ratings for home health agencies. The changes include removing the influenza measure.
10/05/2017
As part of ongoing efforts to raise awareness about the upcoming change to Medicare numbers and cards, CMS has unveiled the new design as well as a print-friendly fact sheet about the cards.
10/02/2017
by: CMS
CMS says hospices should use this new checklist "to facilitate compliance with HQRP activities," though the checklist doesn't guarantee compliance with the program overall.

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