Home Health Line
07/23/2018
by: CMS
In the 2019 proposed PPS rule, CMS provided a table that offers insight into the impact of PDGM case-mix adjustment methodology for patients with selected clinical conditions.
05/31/2018
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice previously pitched the following options as alternatives to CMS' pre-claim review.
04/18/2018
CMS this month announced it has posted the latest Home Health Agency Public Use File (PUF), with data from 2015.
04/13/2018
Tracey Moorhead resigned as president and CEO of ElevatingHOME and the Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA) at the end of March, and Danielle Pierotti will serve as interim CEO.
04/13/2018
The following questions on issues surrounding the one-clinician rule were submitted directly to CMS by DecisionHealth. Below are the questions and the responses provided by CMS.
04/11/2018
Providers that use email to market services and products to current and potential patients should expect more scrutiny. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced last year that it’s examining its rules that prohibit certain unsolicited email messaging, and the stakes are high.
04/11/2018
The following is a list of the 31 home health agencies that have achieved 5-star ratings in quality each quarter from July 2015 through April 2018.
04/04/2018
Educate your agency's patients about newly designed Medicare cards that contain the new Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI). CMS has started to mail out the newly designed cards. And health care providers should have staff understand what's happening so they can address patients' questions, health care consultant Duane Abbey of Iowa-based Abbey & Abbey Consultants said during an April 9 webinar.
03/28/2018
National beta testing of data elements under the IMPACT Act is about to wrap up, and in the coming weeks participants will be surveyed about their experiences.
03/23/2018
Click "Download file" to view details on where to find your area's local Agency on Aging; Center for Independent Living; Protection and Advocacy Agency; Aging and Disability Resource Center; and Quality Improvement Organization.

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