Home Health Line Breaking News
07/08/2024
The panel looked at measures for behavioral and mental health, patient experience, pain management and immunization.
07/05/2024
Estimates on the total number of jobs in home health care services fell by 3,500 in June, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
07/03/2024
Effective Oct. 1, coders will now have a way to capture a post-acute encounter for sepsis aftercare with the new code Z51.A (Encounter for sepsis aftercare). 
07/02/2024
CMS will provide information on the proposed rule, the July Care Compare refresh, HHVBP reports and more
06/27/2024
This may include scammers faxing a provider fraudulent requests to get the provider to send patient records in response.
06/26/2024
The reduction in payments includes a permanent 3.6% cut in the national, standardized 30-day period payments as part of behavioral adjustments under PDGM, amounting to a $595 million decrease. It is offset partially by a 2.5% increase in the home health payment update percentage.
06/26/2024
The former owner of a Louisiana hospice was also ordered to pay more than $3.6 million in restitution.
06/24/2024
The 2025 Home Health PPS Proposed Rule will likely include four new Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) items for quality reporting beginning in 2027.
06/23/2024
Both reports are expected to be completed in 2026.
06/20/2024
An Georgia-based hospice company has agreed to pay $1.4 million to resolve allegations that owners and managers entered into kickback arrangements with medical directors in exchange for referrals of hospice patients to the company.

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