Home Health Line Breaking News
05/04/2020
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a cleaning and disinfecting guidance for public spaces, workplaces, businesses, schools and homes.
05/04/2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a few changes regarding discontinuation of transmission-based precautions and disposition of patients with COVID-19 in health care settings.
05/01/2020
CMS delayed the implementation of OASIS-E, originally schedule to take effect Jan. 1, 2021, to provide flexibilities for agencies to respond to the public health threats stemming from COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), according to an interim final rule dated April 28.
04/28/2020
      The first diagnostic test with a home collection option for COVID-19 has been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 
04/28/2020
Medicare provided an update on accelerated payments
04/27/2020
CMS recently released the latest batch of quarterly Q&As providing more clarity on when a “non-visit” discharge comprehensive assessment is allowed as well as how to code for specific scenarios.
04/27/2020
$100 billion is being distributed by the Trump Administration to health care providers due to the signing of the bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to provide some relief to those on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.
04/20/2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a few efforts being made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday, April 17.
04/20/2020
New guidance from CMS might help agencies address patient concerns and show providers in the community that your agency is beginning to try to get back to normal operations and are operating within similar parameters, says Robert Markette, an attorney with Indianapolis-based Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman.
04/20/2020
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released updated information related to Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) deadlines, OIG review deadlines and OIG enforcement activity.

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