Home Health Line
07/11/2024
A newly proposed 1.7% payment cut from CMS will mean fewer patients getting the care they need at home, warns industry leaders.
07/11/2024
Consider including assessment questions now around the basic needs of your patients as CMS appears poised to add OASIS items on Social Determinants of Health (SDoH).
07/11/2024
Share your experiences utilizing therapists for comprehensive assessments during the pandemic to give CMS a better understanding of how this supported agency operations.
07/11/2024
Come January, agencies may be able to receive a low comorbidity adjustment for diabetic patients if the addition of Endocrine 3 (Type 1, Type 2 and Other Specified Diabetes) to the low comorbidity subgroup list is finalized as outlined in the 2025 proposed home health payment rule. CMS also plans to adjust the high comorbidity subgroup interactions list as well as functional points and functional impairment levels by clinical group for 2025, according to the proposed home health rule.
07/11/2024
The actual payment shift due to the 2025 rate change will be different depending on the wage index in a given region.
07/11/2024
The number of home health 30-day periods of care in 2023 dropped to its lowest level in at least five years, according to new data from CMS in the 2025 home health proposed rule.
07/11/2024
Consider including assessment questions now around the basic needs of your patients as CMS appears poised to add OASIS items on Social Determinants of Health (SDoH).

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