Home Health Line Breaking News
08/19/2024
Three recent investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor have led to a combined $437,000 recovered from home care companies.
08/15/2024
Ensure clear communication with hospital discharge planners as patients prepare for home health by making sure the hospital knows the information your agency needs to start care timely.
08/14/2024
CMS released the updated Home Health Grouper Aug. 14 containing acceptable primary diagnoses and the high and low comorbidity adjustment subgroups for the new FY2025 codes — set to take effect Oct. 1.
08/14/2024
CMS has released national data on health equity in post-acute care, looking at discharge rates and per-beneficiary costs based on race and Medicaid status.
08/13/2024
The Home Health Within-Stay Potentially Preventable Hospitalization (PPH) measure, publicly reported since last fall, will replace the Acute-Care Hospitalization (ACH) measure in star ratings calculations.
08/12/2024
There were 10 home health transactions in the quarter, compared to six in the first three months of the year. It remains to be seen how payment cuts expected to be finalized in November will impact sales in the second half of 2024.
08/09/2024
The California doctor falsely stated on claims forms that patients had terminal illnesses to make them eligible for hospice services, according to the Department of Justice.
08/08/2024
Providers that fail to coordinate and document interdisciplinary communication risk claim denials, survey citations or patient injury.
08/06/2024
CMS says it may use the information collected to make changes to the design of the program. The list of topics include presentation, accessibility, training, data utilization and future enhancements.
08/05/2024
Home health care added 21,600 jobs in July. By comparison, hospitals added just 19,500 jobs.

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