Home Health Line Breaking News
08/26/2019
CMS has released post-training materials, including a Q&A document, following a recent webinar entitled “Achieving a Full Annual Payment Update (APU)/Market Basket Increase.”
08/20/2019
The model "encourages advanced primary care practices, including providers whose clinicians are enrolled in Medicare who typically provide hospice or palliative care services," according CMS.
08/20/2019
Across the board 2% Medicare sequestration will continue for an additional two years.
08/20/2019
The correction was needed because there was an error affecting the reporting of the claims-based measures "Acute care hospitalization" and "Emergency department use without hospitalization," according to CMS.
08/13/2019
CMS is seeking experienced hospice providers and clinicians to take part in focus groups to help develop a hospice patient assessment tool.
08/13/2019
In a July report, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) revisited its top 25 unimplemented recommendations for reducing fraud, waste and abuse. Several of the recommendations involve home health and personal care services.
08/13/2019
Agencies can now review a user manual for Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HHQRP) measures calculations and reporting.
08/05/2019
With the advancement of technology in the digital era, many providers want more access to electronic referrals.
08/05/2019
The price patients and clients pay for home health care  can vary greatly from state to state or city to city.
 
08/05/2019
CMS released a transmittal updating coverage of intravenous immune globulin for treatment of primary immune deficiency diseases in the home.

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