Home Health Line Breaking News
04/09/2024
The Joint Commission has released its top five most challenging requirements for 2023 for home health care organizations.
04/08/2024
Massachusetts prosecutors have announced the indictment of four individuals related to “a wide-spread personal care attendant and home health Medicaid fraud scheme.”
04/05/2024
Home health care services now account for nearly 1.725 million jobs.
04/01/2024
CMS is cleaning up survey guidance around home health agencies this week after the release March 16 of updated guidance for state surveyors.
03/29/2024
After face-to-face encounter documentation caused 480 claim denials under medical review in the last three months of 2023, Palmetto GBA is reminding agencies of the requirements and how to avoid these denials.
03/28/2024
The HOPE instrument will collect data at multiple time points across the hospice stay, including admission, the HOPE Update Visit (HUV) and discharge.
03/28/2024
The hospice owner concealed his ownership and control over the hospice entities from Medicare, inserted nominee owners, paid kickbacks to patient recruiters and profited from the scheme, according to the DOJ.
03/26/2024
Of the 2,169 denials, 1,223 (or 56%) were due to the requested records not being submitted.
03/26/2024
The scheduled call comes as providers await release of the FY 2025 Hospice Payment Rate Update proposed rule.
03/22/2024
Hospice providers should regularly review their reports to verify that their demographic data is accurate.

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