Home Health Line Breaking News
02/15/2019
An MLN Matters article released Feb. 15 announces CMS has placed new agencies into a provisional period of enhanced oversight.
02/09/2019
The next ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting to discuss proposed modifications to ICD-10 diagnosis and procedure codes will be held March 5 and 6, according to a Feb. 5 Federal Register post from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
02/06/2019
CMS still isn't able to launch its proposed review choice demonstration because the demo still needs to be approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Palmetto GBA said during a Feb. 6 call about the demonstration.
02/03/2019
CMS has scheduled an MLN call 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST Feb. 12 to discuss PDGM.
02/02/2019
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule Jan. 24 that eliminates the requirement for businesses with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) and OSHA Form 301 (Injury and Illness Incident Report) to OSHA on an annual basis.
02/01/2019
CMS will host a two-day, in-person training in Baltimore to help home health providers better understand changes between OASIS-C2 and OASIS-D among other topics, the Medicare agency has announced.
01/31/2019
CMS did not extend its moratoria on new home health agencies and new branches of existing home health agencies.
 
01/27/2019
CMS data show 695 agencies nationwide earned five stars in HHCAHPS, the ratings system involving patient satisfaction, according to the ratings released Jan. 23.
01/26/2019
CMS has completed its effort to mail Medicare cards with new Medicare beneficiary identifiers (MBIs), and it also trumpeted the high usage of those cards.
01/25/2019
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is once again recommending a 5% Medicare payment reduction for home health agencies. 

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