Home Health Line Breaking News
01/29/2021
The advanced search function of the Medicare coverage database (MCD) application will be removed April 30th, as announced in a release from CMS.
01/29/2021
An Atlanta-based home health agency will pay $160,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, according to an announcement last week from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
01/27/2021
CMS is alerting providers of a third RAP system error this month. This one could erroneously lead to payment penalties for agencies that submited two RAPs simultaneously for two 30-day payment periods.  
01/25/2021
The Biden administration has named Liz Richter the acting administrator for CMS. Richter has served since 1990 and most recently served as deputy director of the Center for Medicare, according to CMS.
01/22/2021
CGS administrators have released a checklist for redetermination submission for home health and hospice.
01/22/2021
Medicare Administrative Contractors are alerting providers to a new error causing RAPS to be incorrectly returned.
01/18/2021
Medicare beneficiaries will now have access to new medical devices faster, according to a final rule CMS announced Jan. 12, 2021.
01/15/2021
In the midst of the COVID-19 public health emergency and the height of flu season, it is important to ensure patients in home health and hospice care are up to date on their influenza and pneumonia vaccines.
01/15/2021
An issue with RAP processing under the new no-pay RAP policies has led to some RAPs being returned to agencies, but Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have determined a workaround, according to a message from CGS to providers last week.
01/11/2021
CMS is revising the COVID-19 focused infection control (FIC) survey tool for acute and continuing care to help ensure an effective assessment of a provider’s or supplier’s implementation of the appropriate infection prevention standards, according to a memo released December 30.

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