Home Health Line
01/23/2026
Investigators will be analyzing a subset of agency claims that received increased payments for select comorbidities and assessing whether claims from outside of the agency identified the same condition.
01/22/2026
Take a hard look at lengthy home health visits, as claims with visits that last more than four hours are getting fresh attention from regulators.
01/22/2026
In a new advisory opinion, the OIG addressed the question of whether agencies can market that they will pay sign-on bonuses to prospective employees and then employ individuals who receive bonuses to provide services to their family members. 
01/22/2026
With the increase in influenza cases floating around this season, it is important to ensure that coders know how to accurately capture these illnesses.
01/22/2026
Discuss at admission the patient information that attending physicians want to be updated about. Ongoing communication with these providers is key to ensuring not just a timely entry to care but strengthening your entire team’s efforts to support the patient and their family.
01/22/2026
Accreditation bodies are now requiring evidence of progress and not simply documentation of past issues. It requires leaders to prioritize speed, transparency and meaningful data over traditional compliance workflows.
01/22/2026
Agencies saw significant improvement in the year-over-year average Discharge Function Score, according to new data released on Care Compare.

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