Home Health Line
07/31/2025
CMS has released a proposed update to the OASIS assessment tool that adds A1110 (Language), B0200 (Vision) and B1000 (Hearing) to the resumption of care (ROC) time point.
07/31/2025
Consider how your staff addresses cognitive functioning, even when working with patients who aren’t admitted to home health related to dementia care. Agencies that mitigate decline in cognitive function could improve outcomes, reduce rehospitalization and shorten the overall length of stay while staying ahead of CMS scrutiny around this topic.
07/31/2025
Beginning in 2026, CMS hopes to more closely tie Medicare costs with reimbursement by adding a new measure to Home Health Value-Based Purchasing using the Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) data. 
07/31/2025
07/31/2025
A clinician’s or staff member’s entire understanding of accreditation and surveys might boil down to, “If I don’t comply with standards, then I or the agency will get in trouble.” Without a full understanding, staff won’t be as driven to strive for excellence.
07/31/2025
While Care Compare shares an agency-level Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB), agencies can take a look at how they compare with the state average.

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