Home Health Line Breaking News
11/16/2023
New requirements for physician enrollment or opt-out status will take effect on May 1, 2024.
11/11/2023
CMS says it will remind providers of their responsibility to report abuse and neglect and will evaluate Conditions of Participation.
11/10/2023
The health care system announced the change Nov. 6. 2023, noting it will eliminate 14,000 authorizations, reduce administrative burden on clinicians and help hospitals expedite discharges to avoid overcrowding.
11/09/2023
Response times for resubmissions will be changing from 20 business days to 10 business days, effective December 1.
11/09/2023
The change table for the updates notes 24 edits, with chapter and section for each update and a description of the change.
11/07/2023
CMS is pulling back from a proposal that would have required hospices to follow patient preference in selecting the type of therapist used in the interdisciplinary group (IDG) in order to meet the Conditions of Participation.
11/06/2023
Employers in home health care services added 9,500 jobs in October as the health care sector showed resilience as other areas of the economy saw slowing job growth heading into the fall.
11/02/2023
The bill would “recapture” green cards that were authorized by Congress but unused in previous years, allotting 25,000 to nurses, as well as their immediate family members.
11/01/2023
After pledging to cut home health payment rates in 2024, CMS again provided a modest payment increase in the 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HHPPS) final rule, released late on November 1.
10/30/2023
Beyond the cost savings, the nine model states saw declines in unplanned hospitalizations, skilled nursing facility use and emergency department use followed by inpatient admission.

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