Home Health Line
08/07/2025
CMS is looking to shake up the OASIS scoring for Home Health Value-Based Purchasing next year, but dyspnea will be as important as ever. At the same time, agencies nationally continue to show improvement on this measure. That means if you're not seeing progress, you're likely falling behind.
07/31/2025
CMS has released a proposed update to the OASIS assessment tool that adds A1110 (Language), B0200 (Vision) and B1000 (Hearing) to the resumption of care (ROC) time point.
07/31/2025
Consider how your staff addresses cognitive functioning, even when working with patients who aren’t admitted to home health related to dementia care. Agencies that mitigate decline in cognitive function could improve outcomes, reduce rehospitalization and shorten the overall length of stay while staying ahead of CMS scrutiny around this topic.
07/31/2025
Beginning in 2026, CMS hopes to more closely tie Medicare costs with reimbursement by adding a new measure to Home Health Value-Based Purchasing using the Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) data. 
07/31/2025
07/31/2025
A clinician’s or staff member’s entire understanding of accreditation and surveys might boil down to, “If I don’t comply with standards, then I or the agency will get in trouble.” Without a full understanding, staff won’t be as driven to strive for excellence.
07/31/2025
While Care Compare shares an agency-level Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB), agencies can take a look at how they compare with the state average.
07/24/2025
Consider routine clothing for the patient when assessing for M1820 (Current ability to dress lower body) and GG0130G (Lower body dressing) as this is often overlooked.
07/24/2025
It can be difficult for agencies to maintain consistent infection control implementation, training and oversight in the face of widespread staffing shortages and high turnover rates. When experienced staff leave and onboarding becomes rushed or inconsistent, infection control protocols can easily erode.
07/24/2025
Scammers are impersonating CMS and sending phishing fax requests for medical records and documentation, falsely claiming to be part of a Medicare audit.

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