Home Health Line Breaking News
07/19/2023
The bill serves to address the workforce shortage and concerns over necessary training palliative care roles.
07/18/2023
Superseding previous guidance, agencies should not submit a discharge OASIS in the event of a single visit in a quality episode.
07/17/2023
This refresh includes data for the Potentially Preventable Hospitalization (PPH) measure. The OASIS measure “Drug education on all medications provided to patient/caregiver” has been removed from public reporting, according to CMS.
07/14/2023
Virginia home health providers have agreed to settle a pay discrimination lawsuit alleging female post-acute care coordinators were paid less than male coworkers for performing equal work under similar working conditions.
07/13/2023
“Over the last 12 months, we’ve received numerous reports of hospice fraud, waste and abuse,” CMS noted in an announcement. “The number of enrolled hospices also has increased significantly in these states, raising serious concerns bout market oversaturation.”
07/10/2023
The group calls the methodology for rate adjustments under PDGM illogical and invalid and seeks declaratory and injunctive relief, including a reversal of the rate adjustments already made in the 2023 rule.
07/07/2023
The agenda for the ODF includes updates from the proposed rule, along with HHCAHPS surveys hospice rulemaking and more.
07/07/2023
That brings the total number of jobs in the sector to more than 1.61 million, compared to 1.53 million reported in June 2022.
06/30/2023
CMS estimates that 2024 home health payments would decrease in the aggregate by 2.2%, or a $375 million reduction in payments compared to 2023.
06/26/2023
The 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule is still awaiting key final review before release. But documents published by CMS online suggest at least a few of the changes the industry could expect in the rule.

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