Home Health Line Breaking News
05/05/2025
Home health providers may not be fully clued in on their patients’ dementia diagnoses, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society on May 2.  
05/05/2025
Just 100 jobs were added in home health care services in April.
04/28/2025
Hospice providers can now access updated versions of the final materials needed for their transition to the Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) tool, which will replace the Hospice Item Set (HIS) this fall.  
04/25/2025
New Hampshire officials alleged the provider failed to change policies to improve documentation after a previous audit resulted in a $28,000 repayment.
04/23/2025
New data includes HHCAHPS results from October 2023 to September 2024 and OASIS data from July 2023 through June 2024.
04/21/2025
The HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is turning its attention to new hospice providers under Medicare, according to an April update to the work plan. 
04/21/2025
CMS recently discovered an error in the Discharge Function quality measure scores that were included in the preview reports released April 2, 2025.
04/17/2025
An agency would be required to collect and submit an OASIS for a non-Medicare/non-Medicaid patient who had a SOC date of June 29, but the SOC assessment didn't get completed until on or after July 1, CMS clarified in the April quarterly OASIS Q&As. 
04/17/2025
Agencies that connect new staff and experienced team members through onboarding and beyond could bolster both employees’ confidence and skills while targeting turnover.
04/15/2025
CGS recently released its top claim submission errors in January and February of 2025. At No. 1: “From date on Notice of Admission (NOA) falls within an existing home health admission period.”

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