Home Health Line
07/31/2017
by: CMS
Within the 2018 proposed PPS rule, CMS details that 27 of the 51 categories from which diagnoses codes and OASIS responses can earn case-mix points will lose points come Jan. 1, 2018.
07/31/2017
Twenty-seven of the 51 categories from which diagnoses codes and OASIS responses can earn case-mix points will lose points come Jan. 1, 2018.
07/27/2017
CMS' proposed PPS rule for 2018 seeks to remove 247 data elements from 35 OASIS items collected at specific time points during a home health episode. Those changes would occur beginning Jan. 1, 2019.
07/24/2017
The revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs) require agencies to resolve complaints. A resolution means you’ve acknowledged and investigated the complaint, come to a decision about what to do, and acted upon that decision, says attorney Robert Markette of Indianapolis-based Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman.
07/20/2017
Two months after CMS said there was no plan for another round of the probe-and-educate review for home health, the possibility of an expanded review is inching closer to reality.
07/17/2017
by: Home Health Compare
More than 1,500 agencies nationwide earned five stars in the ratings system involving HHCAHPS, according to the ratings released in July 2017. That’s a 47% increase from April 2017.
07/13/2017
Think of M2005 (Medication intervention) as a two-part question and resist the urge to automatically enter response “0 – No” without careful thought when there are no medication issues during an episode of care.
07/06/2017
The massive backlog of appeals at the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) level has begun to decrease, according to new data HHS has provided HHL. But for many providers ensnared in the backlog, it’s still likely to be years before their case is heard.
06/29/2017
Think of M2005 (Medication intervention) as a two-part question and resist the urge to automatically enter response “0 – No” without careful thought when there are no medication issues during an episode of care.
06/28/2017
Here is an example of when agencies should use “0 – No” for M2005 (Medication intervention).

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