Home Health Line Breaking News
04/11/2025
The proposed ICD-10 code changes — released with the FY2026 Hospital Inpatient PPS (IPPS) proposed rule on April 11 —   include a new code for type 2 diabetes mellitus in remission, more than 100 new codes to capture non-pressure chronic ulcers in various stages as well as new codes for malignant inflammatory neoplasms. 
04/10/2025
Prior to July 1, 2024, providers had 76 days before the claim would be counted as a non-response error and subject to overpayment recovery. Since then, the window has been 60 days.
04/08/2025
Agencies can get their best picture yet of 2024 results with July preview reports now available in iQIES.
04/07/2025
Four million workers served as home health and personal care aides in May 2024, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released on April 2. This made the occupation the largest overall in the United States that month. 
04/07/2025
An Oklahoma-based home health agency has reported a hacking incident that involved the protected health information of 4,743 individuals.
04/04/2025
Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon who became famous for his nine-year run hosting “The Dr. Oz Show,” has begun his tenure leading CMS after a Senate vote on April 3. 
04/01/2025
Results of recent TPE reviews found face-to-face encounter requirements caused 27% of denials. No plan of care or certification came in second with 18% of the denials.
04/01/2025
The hospice payment rule has yet to clear the Office of Management and Budget, the final step in the process prior to publication in the Federal Registry.
03/31/2025
CMS has released an updated list of the unacceptable principal diagnosis codes for Medicare beneficiaries receiving hospice care.  
03/28/2025
Home health coding/QA productivity has been challenged by things like OASIS-E1, staffing shortages and additional responsibilities being added to coders' workload.

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