Home Health Line Breaking News
02/10/2020
CMS is offering web-based training on changes coming to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program, as well as quality reporting programs in other settings.
02/03/2020
The update reflects policy changes finalized in the 2019 and 2020 PPS final rules, according to Change Request 11577.
02/03/2020
About 92% of adults age 23 and older say the quality of care provided in the home would be better or equal to the quality of care provided in an office or clinic, according to a survey from CareMore Health.
01/28/2020
CMS is working to incorporate new improvements to Home Health Compare and other Compare tools to help patients find health care providers in various settings around the care continuum.
01/27/2020
Home care positions were among the top five best jobs without a college degree, according to new rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
01/24/2020
A survey conducted by Axxess and home healthcare consulting firm BKD listed PDGM and staffing as the biggest challenge their organizations will face in 2020 (see related link).
01/21/2020
The latest release of CMS OASIS quarterly Q&As delves into issues around the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) as well as M items capturing activities of daily living and GG items capturing mobility and self-care.
01/20/2020
CMS has issued a request for applications (RFA) for the hospice benefit component of Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model.
01/20/2020
CMS has again released a change request outlining the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) split implementation, this time to include correct RAP percentages for 2020.
01/14/2020
CMS has released Hospice Quality Reporting Program requirements documents for fiscal year 2021.

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