Home Health Line Breaking News
10/17/2023
If a patient loses his or her balance while a therapist is performing a therapeutic intervention meant to challenge balance, this would not be considered a fall under M1033 (Risk for hospitalization) response “1 – History of falls” CMS clarifies in response to a question in the October 2023 quarterly OASIS Q&As.
10/16/2023
There is no specific distance for a beneficiary to ambulate that would rule out homebound status, but the documentation should note details on the patient’s considerable or taxing effort. For example, mentioning pain limitations, fatigue, dyspnea, a limited range of motion impairing overall functional mobility, impaired balance or a need for rest to recover.
10/12/2023
The refresh includes updated data on OASIS results and HHQRP claims-based measures.
10/06/2023
Health care employment grew, but at a slower pace than the average monthly gains from the past 12 months.
10/05/2023
Updates include a 2024 update to the OASIS manual, the October refresh of public reporting on Care Compare and health equity confidential feedback reports that were announced last month.
10/04/2023
The case involved hundreds of shell companies and bank accounts to launder the home health payments, according to the DOJ.
10/03/2023
In this October preview report, agencies will get six months of OASIS data from 2023 and data for the other measures from the first three months of the year.
09/27/2023
The review of 200 claims between March and December 2020 found four claims involving telehealth, and none of the four met Medicare requirements, according to the OIG.
09/27/2023
The video is expected to help accurately determine when the BIMS should be stopped, and how to code the remaining items in this situation.
09/25/2023
The group will consider refinements to the measures and scoring methodology used in the expanded model, as well as the potential for health equity considerations and ways to improve performance reporting.

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