Home Health Line Breaking News
03/11/2025
The National Center for Health Statistics/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (NCHS/CDC) announced in a memo posted to the website that there will not be a Spring Coordination & Maintenance (C&M) Committee meeting.
03/10/2025
Patients who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods — or communities that experience high rates of poverty, unemployment or crime — within urban cities are more likely to face delays in the start of home health care, according to a report published on March 4.  
03/07/2025
There were 4,100 new home health jobs recorded in the month, down from 12,900 reported in February 2024.
03/04/2025
Results to be reviewed during a session March 7 will look at OASIS data combined with MA encounter data, "incorporating a large set of beneficiary characteristics and MA plan attributes,” according to the meeting agenda.
03/03/2025
Agencies could see a shake-up in CMS’ rulemaking process, including how stakeholders voice their opinions on policy proposals.
03/01/2025
Some 2025 claims are returning with reason code 37257, incorrectly noting an invalid or missing county code.
02/25/2025
CMS has released a change request for the Medicare Claims Processing Manual to address instances when a patient is unexpectedly discharged after a “still patient” claim has been submitted.
02/24/2025
Health care organizations that build trust between employees and leadership could see higher quality of care and increased professional satisfaction among staff, according to a study published in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety in January. 
02/21/2025
An Alabama-based hospice provider will pay $3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims for hospice patients who were not terminally ill, according to a Department of Justice release.
02/20/2025
The SFP targets hospices struggling with quality performance measures, survey citations or substantiated complaints. Selected providers would have received additional survey oversight, with the expectation that they improve or face potential removal from the Medicare program.

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