Home Health Line
06/20/2024
HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released the rule, which bars discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race and sex, on April 26. The measure goes into effect July 5, though OCR stated that it will allow agencies additional time to comply with certain requirements.
06/20/2024
Home health agencies that prioritize intentional communication about the Home Health CAHPS Survey (HHCAHPS) could see higher response rates and 5 Star Rating scores, leading to a potential payment boost under Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP).
06/20/2024
CMS recently addressed some confusion around collaboration between disciplines and the appropriate time frame when a clinician is completing the OASIS.
06/20/2024
by: Brian Ward
You don’t give the same dose of medication to every patient, and the same is true with training health care staff, says Dr. Robert Lloyd, a vice president of improvement science and senior improvement advisor at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). This is the idea behind the dosing approach — what a staff member or group needs to know to do their job well should determine the amount and type of training they receive.
06/20/2024
Different states see far different results in responses for the HHCAHPS. Here are the top states for patient response rates from October 2022 to September 2023.

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