Home Health Line Breaking News
04/18/2023
CMS addresses the conflicting information given in the OASIS-E assessment versus the OASIS-E Guidance Manual for D0150 (Patient Mood Interview) in the April quarterly OASIS-E Q&As, released April 18.
04/17/2023
CMS will be updating providers on the FY 2024 Hospice Proposed Rule, HHVBP resources and quality reporting reminders.
04/14/2023
Palmetto GBA, a Medicare Administrative Contractor for 16 states, recently published a Q&A on documentation for the primary diagnosis when it is part of a combination diagnosis code.
04/13/2023
A Texas home health company owner was sentenced to serve three years and nine months in prison and pay more than $1 million in restitution after a conviction of conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
04/11/2023
The proposed ICD-10 code changes — released with the FY2024 Hospital Inpatient PPS (IPPS) proposed rule on April 10 –   include new codes to enhance the tracking and progression of Parkinson’s Disease, including codes for Parkinson’s Disease with and without dyskinesia and Parkinsonism, unspecified.
04/07/2023
The sector added 15,000 jobs in March, compared to 11,000 added in hospitals and 8,000 added in nursing and residential care facilities.
04/06/2023
Over eight years, more than 24 patients were placed on hospice when none of them had been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
04/05/2023
The preview reports and star rating preview reports for the July refresh are now available in iQIES.
03/31/2023
Hospices will see a payment increase in October, according to the FY 2024 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update Proposed Rule.
03/31/2023
Legislation that will seek to end the COVID-19 National Emergency (H.J.Res.7) will have no impact on the timeline for ending CMS waivers related to the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, according to a statement from CMS.

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