Home Health Line Breaking News
04/24/2022
A CMS change request issued April 7, 2022, is addressing issues identified with a unique issue with the transition to the Notice of Admission from the Request for Anticipated Payment, as well as a revision to make sure gaps in care are calculated consistently.
04/23/2022
The Medicare Administrative Contractors each issued notices earlier this month highlighting the need for hospice providers to submit data for the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) to avoid payment penalties.
04/19/2022
CMS provides further guidance surrounding when to complete RFA 7 (Transferred to an inpatient facility — patient discharged from agency) and when to complete RFA 8 (Death at home) in its second quarter OASIS Q&As, released April 19.
04/18/2022
CMS will pay for a second COVID-19 booster shot of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines.
04/14/2022
A Notice of Admission error involving previous discharges that was thought to be fixed is continuing to cause trouble for home health agencies, according to an alert from Medicare Administrative Contractors NGS and Palmetto GBA.
04/13/2022
The Department of Health and Human Services has extended the Public Health Emergency due to COVID-19 for an additional 90 days.
04/08/2022
The process is intended for providers who were required to report in an applicable reporting period, but extenuating circumstances prevented them from submitting a report by the required deadline.
04/08/2022
CMS is providing more resources for agencies as it prepares for implementation of the national rollout of the HHVBP model beginning in 2023.
04/06/2022
Make sure contracted staff are compliant with CMS’ vaccine requirement and that these contractors can provide proof of vaccination.
04/05/2022
A new change request from CMS updates the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual to reflect two recent changes that have already been implemented: the Notice of Admission and the definition of allowed practitioners.

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