Home Health Line
03/27/2025
In its continued argument for payment cuts to agencies, MedPAC points to its analysis of fee-for-service Medicare margins for freestanding home health agencies, with a national average of 20.2% in 2023. But the data does show significant differences between small and larger providers.
03/20/2025
Buyers of home health, hospice and home care companies appear undeterred by headlines in Washington about Medicaid cuts, government layoffs and sharp shifts in policy in the first days of the Trump administration. 
03/20/2025
Highlight the importance of medication adherence, including updating patients’ medication lists whenever changes occur, to prevent common survey deficiencies while improving your agency’s star ratings and publicly reported quality measures.
03/20/2025
Surveyors are provided specific instructions regarding medication management. Here are some of the specific survey citations related to medication management, along with CMS' instructions for surveyors.
03/20/2025
It is important to accurately assess for the OASIS-E items that pertain to feeding and eating — M1870 (Feeding or eating) and GG0130A (Eating). While both the M items and GG items address Activities of Daily Living and mobility, there are important differences in the rules and conventions governing the items that will impact scoring.
03/20/2025
Regulated entities are expected to establish a facility security plan to protect its facilities and equipment from unauthorized physical access, tampering and theft.
03/20/2025
There were just two home health sales identified in the fourth quarter of 2024 — the lowest since the pandemic.
03/13/2025
Create opportunities for meaningful connections with staff to build their trust in your agency’s leadership and increase their commitment to your team.
03/13/2025
One of the key factors in face-to-face encounter compliance comes down to the origin of the referral — mainly whether it's an acute setting or a community provider.
03/13/2025
Encourage clinicians to lead open, nonjudgemental conversations about tobacco cessation throughout a patient’s care. Tobacco-related issues like infections or chronic disease exacerbations may be at the root of some patients’ rehospitalizations.

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