Home Health Line
08/28/2025
Scoring ambulation and mobility can be challenging for clinicians when assessing both M1860 (Ambulation/Locomotion) and GG0170I-O (Mobility).
08/28/2025
Clinicians frequently struggle to address the nuances between responses to M1800 items and the similar questions in the GG section. You can find all of our stories on the differences in this index. 
08/28/2025
Agencies are getting their first look at projected payment adjustments for 2026 under Home Health Value-Based Purchasing.
08/28/2025
Make sure to discuss what patients want to prioritize when recovering from a stroke. Providers who motivate patients to engage in key interventions early in the home health stay will be able to improve patient satisfaction and close gaps in stroke rehabilitation.
08/28/2025
Stress the importance of timeliness and accuracy in patient assessments as the Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) tool implementation is just weeks away. Providers that fail to prepare for the new quality reporting requirements will face challenges in getting staff trained and ready for submission — potentially risking across-the-board payment cuts.
08/28/2025
While home health utilization overall continues to decline, the average number of 30-day periods per beneficiary in 2024 reached its highest point since PDGM was implemented in 2020. 

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