Home Health Line
11/08/2010

Medicare payments to home health agencies next year will be down an average 4.89% from 2010 under the 2011 final PPS rule released Nov. 2 by CMS.

11/08/2010

CMS’ final rule keeps the face-to-face encounter requirement intact, but it offers some relief by allowing hospitalists to perform those visits.

11/08/2010

Home health agencies will have until April 2011 to comply with more stringent therapy documentation and visit requirements, according to CMS’ 2011 PPS final rule.

11/08/2010

CMS will not extend the deadline for the implementation of the Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HH-CAHPS) survey, despite industry concerns that the new requirements would

11/08/2010

CMS is not stripping the case-mix status from 401.9 (essential hypertension, unspecified) and 401.1 (benign hypertension) – yet.

11/08/2010

With just two months to prepare for the new face-to-face encounter requirement, agencies should take note of the steps one agency has taken to comply with the new regulations.

11/08/2010

Changes in indirect ownership of a home health agency won’t trigger the 36-month rule, CMS states in its 2011 PPS final rule.

11/08/2010

Mid-term election impact. Two important Election Day 2010 events could be disruptive to the home health industry: a Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and the release of

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