Home Health Line Breaking News
06/28/2016

Home health agencies are getting a first look at the OASIS-C2 guidance manual that updates the data set scheduled to go into effect beginning Jan. 1, 2017, for all assessments.

06/27/2016
The private duty industry’s court battle involving the companionship services exemption has come to an end.
06/23/2016
CMS has announced plans to hold a seond open door forum about its new pre-claim review demonstration for home health services in five states.
06/23/2016
A massive nationwide fraud takedown — much of which centered on home health — gas resulted in charges against 301 people for about $900 million in false billing.
06/21/2016
Medicare’s attempts to reduce the massive backlog of appeals aren’t working, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) indicates.
06/10/2016
CMS is holding an open door forum 2 p.m. EST June 14 to discuss its pre-claim review demonstration.
06/07/2016
CMS is accepting nominations for a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) to refine a cross-setting quality measure involving the percentage of residents/patients with "new or worsened pressure ulcers" in post-acute care facilities.
06/07/2016
CMS is accepting nominations for a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) to refine a cross-setting quality measure involving the percentage of residents/patients with "new or worsened pressure ulcers" in post-acute care facilities.
05/18/2016
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a final rule that significantly raises the minimum salary requirements for overtime exemptions for professional and executive personnel.
 
05/17/2016
The CAHPS Hospice Survey is now available in Vietnamese. The survey already has been available to mail out in English, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Russian and Portuguese.

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