Home Health Line Breaking News
03/31/2017
One day before the home health pre-claim review demonstration was slated to begin in Florida, CMS has decided not to expand the demo there for now. CMS also has decided to pause the demo in Illinois as of April 1, according to a March 31 post on CMS’ website.
03/19/2017
Conduct a brief test to determine caregiver stress/strain. Agencies often focus all their attention on the patient, not realizing the caregiver’s health is vital to the patient’s long-term success. But reversing this trend will help agencies significantly with patient outcomes and HHCAHPS results.
03/16/2017
Medicare payment rates for home health agencies should be reduced by 5% in 2017, and there should be a two-year rebasing of the payment system beginning in 2019.
03/16/2017
Amid the uncertainty in the insurance marketplace, a 55-43 Senate vote on March 13 installed Seema Verma as the new administrator of CMS
03/07/2017
Two judges have blocked President Donald J. Trump's new executive order that bans travel from several predominantly Muslim countries.
03/06/2017
Seema Verma is a short step from taking the reins at CMS. On March 2, the Senate Finance Committee cast a 13-12 vote to send Verma ahead to a full Senate confirmation.
02/10/2017

The U.S. Senate on Feb. 10 approved Rep. Tom Price to oversee HHS.

01/18/2017
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing created a social media quiz to help nurses understand the scope of patient privacy and nurses’ obligations when using social and electronic media.
01/09/2017
After about 20 years, CMS has moved forward with drastic revisions to its Medicare and Medicaid Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
01/06/2017

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.

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