Home Health Line
09/18/2017
CMS has released five scenarios to help clinicians correctly answer new OASIS medication questions that have been added to comply with the IMPACT Act and will be publicly reported.
09/18/2017
Agencies in the nine value-based purchasing states performed better and improved more on several key Home Health Compare measures, according to an ABILITY Network analysis of April 2017 Home Health Compare data. These measures are based on the same data elements used to determine value-based purchasing financial rewards. 
09/18/2017
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar about readiness for CMS’ Condition of Participation (CoP) involving patient rights, agencies asked questions of attorney Elizabeth Pearson of Pearson & Bernard in Edgewood, Ky. Here are some of Pearson’s answers.
09/18/2017
A new tool from CMS provides instruction to help agencies comply with rules for face-to-face encounters, plans of care, homebound status, the need for skilled care and certification requirements.
09/18/2017
CMS released Q&As in writing on its Home Health Quality Reporting Training website in August, providing official documentation for guidance released during its May provider training.
09/18/2017
A recent decision by a U.S. District Court in Texas has killed white collar exemption changes for now, meaning agencies won’t be required to pay overtime based on salary exemption levels more than double what they once were.
09/18/2017
by: ABILITY Network
Home health agencies in value-based purchasing states earned scores 1% higher or more in six key measures included on Home Health Compare, according to an ABILITY Network analysis of data from April 2017. This includes a score 4.7% higher on flu vaccine received.

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