Home Health Line Breaking News
10/16/2024
When patients respond in their preferred language with the use of an interpreter for A1250 (Transportation), this is considered a patient response, CMS clarified in the October quarterly OASIS Q&As — released Oct. 16.
10/16/2024
When patients respond in their preferred language with the use of an interpreter for A1250 (Transportation), this is considered a patient response, CMS clarified in the October quarterly OASIS Q&As — released Oct. 16.
10/14/2024
This includes allowing physical therapists and speech language pathologists to perform the initial and comprehensive assessment for all patients receiving therapy services, regardless of whether skilled nursing was ordered.
10/11/2024
The 2023 data used for HHVBP scoring will be published in the Provider Data Catalog and is expected to be updated annually.
10/10/2024
The two New York providers are also required to pay $7.5 million to current and former aides who were and are entitled to compensation under the Wage Parity Act.
10/07/2024
Blanket waivers in impacted states includes relief in completing and submitting the OASIS as well as allowing an initial assessment and to determine patients’ homebound status remotely or by record review.
10/07/2024
Three OASIS-based measures have been added to public reporting for the January 2025 refresh.
10/04/2024
Overall, the BLS estimates home health care services include more than 1.79 million jobs, adding 142,500 jobs over the past year.
10/01/2024
The Hospice CARE Act would revise the payment structure to incentivize high-quality care and increase oversight of the industry, including limiting new hospices and increase surveys.
09/28/2024
Healthcare organizations are submitting more prior authorization requests to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans than they once were, and more of their requests are getting denied, according to a recent KFF analysis.

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