Home Health Line
12/11/2017
CMS has recently announced that the location search field on Hospice Compare hasn’t worked since the website launched in August.
12/11/2017
Surveyors in 2018 are likely to pay close attention to how agencies comply with the QAPI and patient rights requirements within the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs), attorney Robert Markette said during a recent DecisionHealth webinar on the draft interpretive guidelines.
12/11/2017
If your agency is part of a health care system, there are many benefits to choosing to work with the umbrella organization as you attempt to comply with CMS’ new emergency preparedness requirements.
12/11/2017
Prepare aides for the possibility that their clients might die, and ensure your agency uses compassion and empathy when communicating with aides after those clients pass away.
12/11/2017
CMS is holding a webinar Dec. 14 to announce it is finalizing its plan to eliminate “Influenza immunization received for current flu season” from the list of measures used to calculate home health quality of care star ratings.
12/11/2017
Before sending a final bill for President Donald Trump to sign, the U.S. House and Senate must work to reconcile versions of tax overhaul bills they recently passed.
12/11/2017
CMS has finalized its plan to cancel four mandatory episode payment models for common cardiac and orthopedic conditions, according to a rule posted Nov. 30. The models had been due to begin in January.
12/11/2017
by: Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service
Medicare skilled home care aides nationwide have a turnover rate of about 23%, according to the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service’s 2017-2018 Home Care Salary & Benefits Report.

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